llorica

Spanish

Etymology

From llorar +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝoˈɾika/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾi.ka]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ʎoˈɾika/ [ʎoˈɾi.ka]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoˈɾika/ [ʃoˈɾi.ka]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoˈɾika/ [ʒoˈɾi.ka]

Rhymes: -ika
Syllabification: llo‧ri‧ca

Noun

llorica m or f by sense (plural lloricas)

(colloquial, Spain) crybaby (one who whines or complains)

Adjective

llorica m or f (masculine and feminine plural lloricas)

(colloquial, Spain) whining, being a crybaby
- 2015 September 27, “Como una perla”, in El País‎:
  Ya he escrito alguna vez que, al envejecer, nos vamos haciendo cada vez más blandos, más lloricas, nos afectan más las cosas, se nos arruga el ánimo.
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Further reading

“llorica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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