mariquita

Spanish

noun

Definitions

ladybird (Commonwealth exc. Canada), ladybug (US, Canada)
(slang) queer, faggot (US), poof (UK)

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian marica.

Origin

Spanish

marica

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

María Spanish, Castilian
marica Spanish, Castilian
maricón Spanish, Castilian
maricas Portuguese
marica Catalan, Valencian
marikita Tagalog
mariku Papiamentu