mariconera
Spanish
Etymology
From maricón (“fag, poof, bugger, fairy, male homosexual”) + riñonera (“bum bag, fanny pack”).
Noun
mariconera f (plural mariconeras)
- (colloquial) a small handbag carried by a man
- 2018 June 24, Hugo Solano C, “Pistoleros utilizaron una AK-47 para matar a tres motociclistas en Siquirres”, in La Nación (Costa Rica)[1]:
- Además, la Policía encontró un revólver calibre 38 cerca de Omier, así como una mariconera (bolso pequeño) que este portaba en la que habían 19 dosis de cocaína, piedras de crack y ¢234.000 en efectivo.
- In addition, police found a .38 caliber revolver near Omier, as well as a small handbag he was carrying containing 19 doses of cocaine, crack cocaine, and 234,000 colóns (404.45 euros) in cash.
Further reading
- “mariconera”, 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