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