mariquice
Portuguese
Etymology
From maricas (“coward, effeminate”) + -ice.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾiˈki.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾiˈki.se/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾiˈki.sɨ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧qui‧ce
Noun
mariquice f (plural mariquices)
- (colloquial) weakness
- (colloquial) effeminacy