maléfico

See also: malefico

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlɛ.fi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlɛ.fi.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈlɛ.fi.ku/

Adjective

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

evil
harmful

Related terms

maleficamente
maleficentíssimo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

evil
Synonym: malvado

Further reading

“maléfico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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