maricona
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾiˈkõ.nɐ/
maricona is spelled M-A-R-I-C-O-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written Portuguese, the 233,859th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maricona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sissy (effeminate man)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo muito medroso e covarde”.
What does maricona mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininesissy (effeminate man)
- 2
feminineslangan old gay man
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo muito medroso e covarde 2. homossexual de idade mais avançada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maricona
- mariconas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maricona?
- Brazil /ma.ɾiˈkõ.nɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾiˈko.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maricona in Portuguese?
maricona appears about once in every 72 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).