malhado.
mottled (coloured in patches), spotted, speckled, piebald
Meaning & usage
mottled (coloured in patches), spotted, speckled, piebald
threshed (of cereal)
fit, muscular
Where this word comes from
From malha, or from Old Galician-Portuguese mallado, from an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lātus, from Latin macula. Compare Spanish majada. The origin of the "supporter of queen Maria II, liberal" sense is unclear. A popular theory postulates it was coined by partisans of Dom Miguel (Maria II's rival) in reference to an event where a mottled horse that was pulling Miguel's carriage went off-course, causing an accident. The "unruly" liberals, who disrespected Miguel's legitimacy were compared to this horse.
a supporter of the legitimacy of the queen Maria II of Portugal and her descendants
Where this word comes from
From malha, or from Old Galician-Portuguese mallado, from an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lātus, from Latin macula. Compare Spanish majada. The origin of the "supporter of queen Maria II, liberal" sense is unclear. A popular theory postulates it was coined by partisans of Dom Miguel (Maria II's rival) in reference to an event where a mottled horse that was pulling Miguel's carriage went off-course, causing an accident. The "unruly" liberals, who disrespected Miguel's legitimacy were compared to this horse.
past participle of malhar
Where this word comes from
From malha, or from Old Galician-Portuguese mallado, from an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lātus, from Latin macula. Compare Spanish majada. The origin of the "supporter of queen Maria II, liberal" sense is unclear. A popular theory postulates it was coined by partisans of Dom Miguel (Maria II's rival) in reference to an event where a mottled horse that was pulling Miguel's carriage went off-course, causing an accident. The "unruly" liberals, who disrespected Miguel's legitimacy were compared to this horse.
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