What does mariquinhas in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word mariquinhas in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mariquinhas in Portuguese.
The word mariquinhas in Portuguese means coward person; sissy, milquetoast, mariquinha, mariquinhas, viadinho, mariquinhas, maricas. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mariquinhas
coward person; sissy, milquetoast
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mariquinhanoun (pejorative, informal (coward) (BRA, pejorativo) (substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".) Don't be a sissy; jump off the bridge! |
mariquinhasnoun (pejorative, offensive, slang (effeminate man) (pejorativo, ofensivo, gíria) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) Harry showed his true colours when he called Brian a nancy-boy. |
viadinhonoun (pejorative, informal (effeminate boy) (BRA, informal, pejorativo, ofensivo) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) Brian's classmates called him a sissy, because he preferred reading to playing sport, but now he's a professor at a prestigious university. |
mariquinhas, maricasadjective (pejorative, informal (cowardly) (POR, pejorativo) |
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