maricas
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈɾi.kɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈɾi.kɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈɾi.kas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈɾi.kɐʃ/
Adjective
maricas (invariable)
- (slang, offensive) cowardly (showing cowardice)
- Synonym: covarde
- (slang, offensive, of a male) effeminate (behaving as a female)
- Synonym: afeminado
Derived terms
- mariquice
- mariquinha
Noun
maricas m (invariable)
- (slang, offensive) pussy; coward
- Synonyms: covarde, frango, mulherzinha
- (slang, offensive) an effeminate man
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bicha
Further reading
- “maricas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “maricas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɾikas/ [maˈɾi.kas]
- Rhymes: -ikas
- Syllabification: ma‧ri‧cas
Noun
maricas m pl
- plural of marica