maría

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾia/ [maˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ma‧rí‧a

From the female given name María.

maría f (plural marías)

1. magpie (bird)

   Synonyms: urraca, marica

2. (historical) Former coin of Spain in the 17th century, equivalent to 12 reales de vellón
3. Marie biscuit

   Synonym: galleta maría

4. (colloquial) doss subject (UK); gut course (US, in college)

   Antonym: asignatura hueso

5. (colloquial) housewife

   Synonym: maruja

6. (colloquial) uncultured woman
7. (Mexico, colloquial) Indian immigrant from the countryside to Mexico City

Clipping of marihuana.

maría f (uncountable)

1. Clipping of marihuana (“marijuana”).

• “maría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014