Spanish

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Etymology

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From llorar +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝoˈɾika/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾi.ka]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ʎoˈɾika/ [ʎoˈɾi.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoˈɾika/ [ʃoˈɾi.ka]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoˈɾika/ [ʒoˈɾi.ka]

  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: llo‧ri‧ca

Noun

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llorica m or f by sense (plural lloricas)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) crybaby (one who whines or complains)

Adjective

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llorica m or f (masculine and feminine plural lloricas)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) whining, being a crybaby
    • 2015 September 27, “Como una perla”, in El País[1]:
      Ya he escrito alguna vez que, al envejecer, nos vamos haciendo cada vez más blandos, más lloricas, nos afectan más las cosas, se nos arruga el ánimo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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