marica

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See also: Marica and Maricá

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish marica.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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marica m or f (masculine and feminine plural mariques)

  1. queer

Noun

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marica m (plural mariques)

  1. (derogatory, vulgar, colloquial) faggot, queer

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मरीचम् (marīcam).

Noun

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marica

  1. black pepper

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Sanskrit मरिच (marica).”

Noun

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marica n

  1. black pepper

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “marica”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧ca

Adjective

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marica m or f (plural maricas)

  1. Alternative form of maricas

Noun

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marica m (plural maricas)

  1. Alternative form of maricas

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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mȁrica f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏рица) (slang)

  1. police van, paddy wagon
  2. (by extension) the police
    Synonym: полѝција

Spanish

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Etymology

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From María +‎ -ica, María being a common feminine given name.

Unrelated to the similar Ancient Greek μαρικᾶς (marikâs, passive male sexual partner, debauchee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈɾika/ [maˈɾi.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: ma‧ri‧ca

Noun

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marica m (plural maricas)

  1. (informal, derogatory) poof; fag; faggot (homosexual man)
    Synonym: maricón
  2. (informal, derogatory) wimp, weakling
  3. (informal, derogatory) effeminate man
  4. (Colombia, Venezuela, colloquial, slang) dude; bro; mate
    Synonyms: (Chile) weón, (Spain) tío, tía; see also Thesaurus:tío

Noun

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marica f (plural maricas)

  1. magpie
    Synonym: urraca

Derived terms

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Further reading

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Compare Ternate rica.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marica

  1. chili pepper

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics