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mauricinho

Portuguese, noun/maw.ɾiˈsĩ.ɲu/

mauricinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a young, upper-class man frequently worried about dressing well in parties; a dandy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does mauricinho mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilderogatorymasculineslanga young, upper-class man frequently worried about dressing well in parties; a dandy

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of mauricinho

  • mauricinhos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mauricinho?

  • Brazil /maw.ɾiˈsĩ.ɲu/
  • Brazil [maʊ̯.ɾiˈsĩ.j̃u]
  • Portugal /maw.ɾiˈsi.ɲu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to mauricinho

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is mauricinho in Portuguese?

mauricinho 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).