mexericas

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mexericas m or f by sense (invariable)

1. snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person

   Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante

2. crybaby

   Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón

Related terms

• mexericada
• mexericar
• mexeriqueiro

Adjective

mexericas (invariable)

1. snooty; fussy; affected; stilted

   Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante

2. 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.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

mexericas f

1. plural of mexerica

Etymology 2

Verb

mexericas

1. second-person singular present indicative of mexericar