maria-rapaz

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˌɾi.ɐ.ʁɐˈpaʃ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧a‧ra‧paz

Noun

maria-rapaz f (plural marias-rapazes)

1. (Portugal, informal) tomboy (girl who acts as a typical boy)

   Synonyms: maria-macho, moleca

Further reading

• “maria-rapaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024