hecho un basilisco

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌet͡ʃo um basiˈlisko/ [ˌe.t͡ʃo ũm ba.siˈlis.ko]
  • Syllabification: he‧cho un ba‧si‧lis‧co

Adjective

hecho un basilisco (feminine hecha un basilisco, masculine plural hechos un basilisco, feminine plural hechas un basilisco)

  1. (idiomatic) ballistic, raging mad
    • 1899, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Los zapatos viejos:
      Pronunciada la sentencia, la bohemia desapareció, no sin que Nolasco se levantase hecho un basilisco, resuelto a darle una mano de puñadas y coces.
      After the sentence was handed down, the bohemian vanished, not without Nolasco shooting up in rage, ready to rain blows on her.

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