macaquice
Portuguese, noun/ma.kaˈki.si/
macaquice is spelled M-A-C-A-Q-U-I-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese, the 185,713th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macaquice is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “apery (the practice of aping or an apish action)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does macaquice mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapery (the practice of aping or an apish action)
- 2
femininefoolery (foolish actions)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of macaquice
- macaquices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macaquice?
- Brazil /ma.kaˈki.si/
- Portugal /mɐ.kɐˈki.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is macaquice in Portuguese?
macaquice appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).