maléfico

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maleficus, from male (“badly, evilly”) + facio (“do”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

maléfico (feminine maléfica, masculine plural maléficos, feminine plural maléficas)

  1. evil
  2. harmful

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maleficus, from male (“badly, evilly”) + faciō (“do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlefiko/
  • Rhymes: -efiko
  • Syllabification: ma‧lé‧fi‧co

Adjective

maléfico (feminine maléfica, masculine plural maléficos, feminine plural maléficas)

  1. evil
    Synonym: malvado

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