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)

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mixiricas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mexericas”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mexericas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

mexericas f

1. plural of mexerica

Etymology 2

Verb

mexericas

1. second-person singular present indicative of mexericar