machorra
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish machorra.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʃo.ʁɐ/ [maˈʃo.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈʃo.ʁɐ/ [maˈʃo.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʃo.ʁa/ [maˈʃo.ha]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈʃo.ʁɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈt͡ʃo.ʁɐ/
Noun
machorra f (plural machorras)
- (Rio Grande do Sul, offensive or derogatory) tomboy, virago
- (colloquial) a female animal that is sterile
Adjective
machorra m or f (plural machorras)
- (colloquial) sterile (of a female animal)
Further reading
- “machorra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “machorra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From macho (“virile,fertile”) + -orra (“pejorative suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃora/ [maˈt͡ʃo.ra]
- Rhymes: -ora
- Syllabification: ma‧cho‧rra
Noun
machorra f (plural machorras)
Further reading
- “machorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024