machorra
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish machorra.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
machorra f (plural machorras)
(Rio Grande do Sul, offensive or derogatory) tomboy, virago
Synonyms: sapatão, lésbica
(colloquial) a female animal that is sterile
=== Adjective ===
machorra m or f (plural machorras)
(colloquial) sterile (of a female animal)
=== Further reading ===
“machorra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“machorra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“machorra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“machorra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From macho (“virile, fertile”) + -orra (pejorative suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃora/ [maˈt͡ʃo.ra]
Rhymes: -ora
Syllabification: ma‧cho‧rra
=== Noun ===
machorra f (plural machorras)
sterile female
(Mexico, Spain) tomboy, virago
Synonyms: marimacho, hombruna
=== Further reading ===
“machorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025