maria-chiquinha

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From the proper name Maria Chiquinha. (This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: ) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧a‧chi‧qui‧nha === Noun === maria-chiquinha f (plural marias-chiquinhas) (Brazil, informal) pigtail (either of two braids or ponytails on the side of the head) (Brazil, informal) bunches (hairstyle which uses ponytails) === Further reading === “maria-chiquinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “maria-chiquinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “maria-chiquinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026