The glands (lymph nodes) on either side of the neck, under the jaw, or behind the ears commonly swell when you have a cold or sore throat. More serious infections may cause the glands to enlarge and become very firm and tender.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Brava is the feminine form (used to refer to a woman, a girl, or really any noun that is grammatically feminine in Spanish); and bravo is the masculine form.
Why do people say brava instead of bravo? An anonymous user edited this title to put the question mark before the closing quotation mark. That's the right order when the quoted text is a question, but that's not the case here. The question mark goes with the whole sentence, not with brava. I have put it back outside the quote.