mexericas
Galician
Etymology
From mexer (“to mess up”) + -ico + -as. Cognate with Portuguese mexerica; confer mexericar.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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- snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person
- Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
- crybaby
- Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón
Related terms
Adjective
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- snooty; fussy; affected; stilted
- Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
- whiny
- Deixa de chorar, non sexas mexericas!
- Stop crying, don't be a crybaby!
- Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón
References
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- “mexericas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Noun
mexericas f