marimacho
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mari (apocope of María) + macho. Compare Portuguese maria-macho.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /maɾiˈmat͡ʃo/ [ma.ɾiˈma.t͡ʃo]
- (Chilean)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atʃo
- Syllabification: ma‧ri‧ma‧cho
Noun[edit]
marimacho f (plural marimachos)
- (derogatory) tomboy (a woman who behaves in a typically boyish manner)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “marimacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014