micho

See also: mícho and mįčhó

Morelos Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish micho.

Noun

micho

1. Cat.

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005), “Yolkamej onkatej techan”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 8

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.xɔ/
• Rhymes: -ixɔ
• Syllabification: mi‧cho

Noun

micho f

1. vocative singular of micha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃu/

• Rhymes: -iʃu
• Hyphenation: mi‧cho

Noun

micho m (plural michos)

1. (Brazil) a poor person, someone without money

   Synonym: pão-duro

Further reading

• “micho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “micho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Alteration of mizo, from miz (interjection used to call a cat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmit͡ʃo/ [ˈmi.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Syllabification: mi‧cho

Noun

micho m (plural michos, feminine micha, feminine plural michas)

1. (colloquial) cat

   Synonym: gato

Further reading

• “micho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024