el marica

faggot, gay (slur), faggoty (slur)

m a ˈɾ i k a
noun · masculine Uncommon #21,887
faggot Vulgar and highly offensive slur for a gay man in Spanish. Avoid using it.
SP: No uses la palabra “marica”; es ofensiva.
EN: Don’t use the word “marica”; it’s offensive.
Declension of marica
maricamaricas

Porque tu hijo es un marica.

Because your son is a faggot.

— Anora (2024)

Es un marica, ¿no?

He's a fag, right?

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Pero no, marica.

No way, dude.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Marica de mierda.

Fucking faggot.

— Anora (2024)

Porque eres un marica.

Because you're a faggot.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Maldito marica.

You damn faggot.

— Anora (2024)

Vamos, maldito marica.

Come on, you fucking faggot.

— Kajaki (2014)

Dije que es un marica.

I said he's a faggot.

— Anora (2024)

Puede que sepas kung-fu, pero sigues siendo un marica.

You might know kung fu, but you're still a faggot.

— Kung Fu Sion (2004)

El muy imbécil me ha llamado marica.

The idiot called me a faggot.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Espero que estés en forma, viejo marica.

I hope you're in shape, old faggot.

— Zeta (2026)

Eres el mayor marica que conozco.

You're the biggest faggot I know.

— Anora (2024)

Eres un marica de mierda, eso eres.

You're a fucking faggot, that's what you are.

— Anora (2024)

Te pusieron con un marica, para ellos es igual.

They put you with a faggot, it's all the same to them.

— Crudo (2017)

Lindo Frisbee, marica.

Nice Frisbee, faggot.

— It (Eso) (2017)

adjective Rare #43,696
gay (slur), faggoty (slur) Vulgar and offensive in many contexts; avoid using it. In some regions it can be used casually among friends, but it can still be insulting.
SP: No hagas comentarios maricas.
EN: Don’t make faggoty comments.

Creía que era marica.

I thought he was gay.

— Crudo (2017)

No seas marica.

Don't be a pussy.

— El Capitán (2018)

Cuando se es marica como tú, se es para siempre.

When you're a faggot like you, you're one forever.

— Kung Fu Sion (2004)

Yo, marica, miro a mi corazón.

I, a faggot, look into my heart.

Eres marica o algo, ¿cierto?

Are you gay or something, right?

— Kajaki (2014)

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