mariquinha
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾiˈkĩ.ɲɐ/
mariquinha is spelled M-A-R-I-Q-U-I-N-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,841st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mariquinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Serranus flaviventris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of marica.
What does mariquinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of marica
- 2
BrazilfeminineSerranus flaviventris
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mariquinha
- mariquinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mariquinha?
- Brazil /ma.ɾiˈkĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ma.ɾiˈkĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾiˈki.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mariquinha in Portuguese?
mariquinha appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).