besta brava

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since circa 1300. From besta (“horse”) brava (“wild”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛsta ˈβɾaβɐ] === Noun === besta brava f (plural bestas bravas) (archaic) wild animal, beast Synonym: fera wild horse Synonym: cabalo salvaxe === Noun === besta brava m or f by sense (plural bestas bravas) (derogatory, idiomatic) brute Synonym: bruto === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bestas brauas”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “besta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “besta brava”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “besta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN