bestia

beast; animal

“Y á toda bestia de la tierra, y á todas las aves de los cielos, y á todo lo que se mueve sobre la tierra, en que hay vida, toda hierba verde les será para comer: y fué así.” — ‘And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food.’ And it was so.

Inherited from Old Spanish bestia (“beast”), borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast. Compare with the inherited doublets bicho and bicha.

brute (person who acts stupidly)

Inherited from Old Spanish bestia (“beast”), borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast. Compare with the inherited doublets bicho and bicha.

brutal; coarse

“Él es demasiado bestia.” — He is too coarse.

Related: a lo bestia, bestia negra, como bestias, como una bestia

Inherited from Old Spanish bestia (“beast”), borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast. Compare with the inherited doublets bicho and bicha.