#traditional terms

• Old woman — A regional term used in some areas to designate a very old woman, bent or weakened by age; in popular botanical terms, it represents the alternative name for certain medicinal plants or wild mushrooms with an irregular shape; it can also describe an old, degraded object or a rudimentary household tool.
• Pelican — A popular or regional name given to the pelican (Pelecanus), a large aquatic bird with a long beak equipped with a membranous pouch; the term is also used regionally as a diminutive for an old woman (elderly woman) or to designate various infantile ailments or an edible mushroom.
• Old woman — A regional term used in certain areas to designate an old woman, often carrying a slightly ironic or familiar connotation; a granny or old woman. In a secondary context, the word can refer to a superstitious person or a folk woman practicing empirical remedies, incantations, or old cures.
• Small bug — A rare regional term used in certain popular idioms to designate a small insect or, in other dialectal contexts, a small bird, often associated with rural superstitions or wetland environments. In some subdialects, the word also serves as a derogatory or playful epithet for a small, fragile, or clumsy creature.