marimacho
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Mari (apocope of María) + macho. Compare Portuguese maria-macho.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /maɾiˈmat͡ʃo/ [ma.ɾiˈma.t͡ʃo]
Audio (Chile): (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