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CoryღCalifornia
How do you say "tomboy" in Spanish
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Mar 4, 2009 10:40 PM
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Hello Cory,
You could say " marimacho"
March 4, 2009
2
marimacho, but since women "have" same rights or it is suppossed there is no difference in what activity a woman can engage compared to men, this word is frankly in desuse. And sounds and sounded very despective.
March 5, 2009
1
well in Mexico marimacha and machorra are despreciatory terms to describe women who look like men as an appearance and attitud as well.
if you call a girl as "marimacha" or "machorra "she gonna get mad .
March 8, 2009
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tomboy
http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/marimacho
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=marimacho
http://es.thefreedictionary.com/marimacho
En el español que yo utilizo marimacho es una palabra cariñosa con la que nos dirigimos a una niña que se comporta como un chico, no tiene un tono peyorativo, generalmente, ni malsonante. No conozco otra palabra mejor para describir ese comportamiento. Ej: "No seas marimacho, te pasas el día jugando al fútbol"
Machorra se utiliza despectivamente, como bollera, para referirse a las lesbianas y a las mujeres adultas con actitudes hombrunas, masculinas. Ej: "Cómo va a estar embarazada, si es machorra"
March 8, 2009
1
yep, i agree with cherry "marimacho" is the best way and you could also say "machona" or "machorra".
although i believe they all sound like an insult, somehow more agressive than tomboy, well, at least that's how it seems to me, maybe i'm wrong.
March 5, 2009
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