The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Maha. Sanscr. Great. Persian mih.

Mahasni, plur. Makhasniah. Arab. Soldiers. More correctly, men of the garrison; defenders.

Mai. Port. Mother.

Mailla. Rom. A she-ass. P. ii. 454. Apparently only found in Eng. Romany.

Majaró. Rom. Holy. P. ii. 462.

Majo, Maja. Dandy; fancy man or girl. Majo, scarcely to be rendered in any foreign language, is a word of more general signification than manolo, q.v. The one is a dandy, or smart fellow, all over Spain; the other is used only of a certain class in Madrid.

Majoon. I cannot find this word, but it is apparently the name of some intoxicating substance, and is probably connected with the Arabic majnūn = possessed by a jinn, mad.

Makhiah. Arab. Brandy made of figs. More correctly, ma’iyya.

Malo. Span. Bad, wicked.

Malvado. Span. and Port. Malicious, evil disposed.