mexericas

Galician

Etymology

From mexer (“to mess up”) +‎ -ico +‎ -as. Cognate with Portuguese mexerica; compare mexericar.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meʃeˈɾika̝s/, /miʃiˈɾika̝s/

Noun

mexericas m or f by sense (invariable)

snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person
Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
crybaby
Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón

Related terms

Adjective

mexericas (invariable)

snooty; fussy; affected; stilted
Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
whiny
Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón

Deixa de chorar, non sexas mexericas!
Stop crying, don't be a crybaby!

References

“mixiricas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“mexericas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“mexericas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Noun

mexericas f

plural of mexerica

Verb

mexericas

second-person singular present indicative of mexericar

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