malcabido

Galician

Etymology

From mal (“ill, badly”) +‎ cabido (“fit”). Approximately, ill-fitting.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [malkaˈβiðʊ]

Adjective

malcabido m (feminine singular malcabida, masculine plural malcabidos, feminine plural malcabidas)

  1. who bumps on everyone when passing by
    (two persons almost bump into one another) "Olla que somos malcabidos!"
    "Aren't we clumsy/stubborn?"
  2. (figuratively) stubborn
    Synonym: porfiado

References
  • “malcabido” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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