marimacho

Spanish

Alternative forms

• marimacha (Central America except Panama, Colombia)

Etymology

From Mari (apocope of María) +‎ macho. Compare Portuguese maria-macho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾiˈmat͡ʃo/ [ma.ɾiˈma.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: ma‧ri‧ma‧cho

Noun

marimacho f (plural marimachos)

1. (derogatory) tomboy (a woman who behaves in a typically boyish manner)

   Synonyms: machorra, hombruna

See also

• amazona

 

Further reading

• “marimacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10