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Galician
Etymology
From bravo (“wild”) + -ío.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bravío (feminine bravía, masculine plural bravíos, feminine plural bravías)
- (of a terrain) wild, unploughed
Noun
bravío m (plural bravíos)
- unpleasant smell to wild or male animal
- Synonyms: bravún, ferún
- wilderness
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bravío”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bravío”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bravío”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Adjective
bravío (feminine bravía, masculine plural bravíos, feminine plural bravías)
- wild, untamed
- wild
- uncouth
- choppy, wild
2016 September 30, “Policía italiana recupera dos Van Gogh robados en 2002 en Amsterdam”, in La Prensa:"La playa de Scheveningen al desatarse la tormenta" es un lienzo de pequeñas dimensiones (34,5 por 51 centímetros) que representa una escena del litoral cercano a La Haya, con un mar bravío y un cielo tenebroso.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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