Meaning of mal cativo | Babel Free
[ˈmal kɑˈtiβʊ]Definitions
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an unidentified sickness (18th-19th centuries) historical, masculine
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a nervous sickness, thought to be caused by evil eye or other malediction masculine
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ataxia masculine
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syphilis masculine
Equivalents
Examples
“Teño moitos calafrios, á quentura ben detràs, receo, si hè ò mal catìbo, Dios che me'arrede detàl.”
I have many shivers the fever rises just next I fear it is the mal cativo, God keeps me away from that
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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