la maría

See the entry for maría.

maría

weed

maría(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

(drug)

a. weed

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Siempre huele a maría en este estacionamiento.It always smells like weed in this parking garage.

b. pot

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

"Oye, ¿quieres comprar maría o coca?", me dijo el dealer."Hey, are you looking for pot or coke?" the dealer asked.

c. grass

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Creíamos en el amor libre y la paz, y sobre todo fumábamos mucha maría.We believed in free love and peace, and above all we smoked a lot of grass.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(homemaker)

a. housewife

Solo piensa en sus hijos y su lavadora. Está hecha una maría total.She can only think of her children and her washing machine. She has become the ultimate housewife.

3. (female immigrant from the country)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

a. indigenous woman

El centro de Ciudad de México estaba lleno de marías que vendían dulces y fruta a los turistas.Downtown Mexico City was full of indigenous women selling candy and fruit to the tourists.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(easy class)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. unimportant subject

La educación física solía ser una maría, pero ya no lo es.Phys ed used to be an unimportant subject, but not anymore.

maría

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (marihuana)

a. grass

2. (asignatura)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. easy subject, Mickey Mouse course

3. (mujer sencilla)

a. (typical) housewife

b. migrant from country to urban areas

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

maría

(España) (marihuana) grass (familiar); pot (familiar)

maría

(ama de casa) housewife

Sin cortarse un pelo, ha reconocido, y a mucha honra, pertenecer al gremio de las ["Marías".] Algo que algunos utilizan como insulto y no es más que la vida misma de una mujer como tantas otras: pañales, biberones, la compra y, encima, un marido chuleta. Mezcla consejos para las ["marías",] cotilleros y fandangos cantados por ella misma. Y pocas [marías,] con todo el respeto para las amas de casa, porque están en las mañanas. "Sus mujeres" son personas que trabajan, profesionales.

maría

(Escol) unimportant subject

las tres marías (Hist) religious instruction, civics and PE

maría

(México) female Indian immigrant from the country to Mexico City

maría

(caja de caudales) peter (familiar); safe

María

Mary

Santa María, madre de Dios Holy Mary, mother of God

María Antonieta Marie Antoinette

María Estuardo Mary Stuart