maría
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the female given name María.
Noun
maría f (plural marías)
- magpie (bird)
- (historical) Former coin of Spain in the 17th century, equivalent to 12 reales de vellón
- Marie biscuit
- Synonym: galleta maría
- (colloquial) doss subject (UK); gut course (US, in college)
- Antonym: asignatura hueso
- (colloquial) housewife
- Synonym: maruja
- (colloquial) uncultured woman
- (Mexico, colloquial) Indian immigrant from the countryside to Mexico City
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
maría f (uncountable)
- Clipping of marihuana (“marijuana”).
Further reading
- “maría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014