mariquita

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Spanish

Etymology

marica +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾiˈkita/ [ma.ɾiˈki.t̪a]
Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧qui‧ta
Rhymes: -ita

Noun

mariquita f (plural mariquitas)

ladybird (Commonwealth exc. Canada), ladybug (US, Canada)
(slang) queer, faggot (US), poof (UK)

Further reading

“mariquita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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