mulherzinha
Portuguese, noun/muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
mulherzinha is spelled M-U-L-H-E-R-Z-I-N-H-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mulherzinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “girl who looks or acts like a woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of mulher. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “maricas, homem efeminado”.
What does mulherzinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of mulher
- 2
colloquialfemininegirl who looks or acts like a woman
- 3
colloquialderogatoryfemininefemale busybody, nosy woman
- 4
colloquialderogatoryfemininevulgar or contemptible woman
- 5
feminineoffensivea cowardly or effeminate man
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineoffensivecowardly or effeminate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. maricas, homem efeminado 2. indivíduo covarde, que não cumpre os estereótipos masculinos de coragem
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 mulherzinha
- mulherezinhas plural
- mulherzinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mulherzinha?
- Brazil /muˌʎɛʁˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [muˌʎɛɦˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- /muˌʎɛɾˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mulherzinha in Portuguese?
mulherzinha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).