gato escaldado de água fria tem medo

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, a scalded cat is afraid of cold water. Compare Spanish gato escaldado del agua fría huye and Catalan gat escaldat amb aigua tèbia en té prou.

Proverb

gato escaldado de água fria tem medo

  1. once bitten, twice shy