machorra
Portuguese, noun/maˈʃo.ʁɐ/
machorra is spelled M-A-C-H-O-R-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese, the 255,764th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machorra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tomboy, virago” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does machorra mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineoffensivetomboy, virago
- 2
colloquialfemininea female animal that is sterile
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinesterile (of a female animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of machorra
- machorras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce machorra?
- Brazil /maˈʃo.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [maˈʃo.hɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is machorra in Portuguese?
machorra appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).