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skinny person

nounmasculine/femininecoloquial/mɐɣɾiˈsɛlɐ/informal

ma·gri·ce·la

Definition

Very thin person, sometimes with a connotation of weakness or unfavourable appearance.
The boy was a skinny kid when he was a teenager.
She didn't eat anything and became skin and bones.

Etymology

Derivação de 'magro' + sufixo '-icela' (diminutivo depreciativo).

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