monicreque
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Likely related to moneca. Compare Spanish and Portuguese mequetrefe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]monicreque m (plural monicreques)
- puppet
- straw doll
- Synonym: monifate
- stickman
- (figurative, derogatory) wimp
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “monicreque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “monicreque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “monicreque” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.