Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maricon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: mari-con
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effeminate homosexual male in a Spanish-speaking region, especially Central America.

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish maricón.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: maricón

Inflected Forms

maricons (plural) maricones (plural)

Questions

What does maricon mean?: An effeminate homosexual male in a Spanish-speaking region, especially Central America.
Where does maricon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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