samicas
Latin
editAdjective
editsamicās
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese samicas, of uncertain origin. One suggestion is from Old Italian sa (“knows”) + Old Italian mica (“perhaps, by chance”).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: sa‧mi‧cas
Adverb
editsamicas (not comparable)
Noun
editsamicas m (invariable)
- (obsolete, colloquial, derogatory) weakling (a person of weak character, lacking in courage)
- Synonym: maricas
References
edit- The nominal use of samicas, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)
- The etymology of the adverb "samicas" (Old Portuguese), in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)
Further reading
edit- “samicas”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “samicas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “samicas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
editNoun
editsamicas f pl
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