muchacho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muchacho.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

muchacho (plural muchachos)

1. (slang) An informal term of address, especially to a young man; similar to man, chap, dude, etc.

   Hey there, my muchacho. How's it going?

Derived terms

• brochacho

Cebuano

Noun

muchacho

1. alternative spelling of mutsatso

Coordinate terms

• muchacha

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish muchacho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: mu‧chà‧cho

Noun

muchacho m (plural muchachos, feminine muchacha)

1. (slang, chiefly humorous) muchacho

Further reading

• muchacho in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From older mochacho, from mozo +‎ -acho. Cognate to Portuguese moçaço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo/ [muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: mu‧cha‧cho

Noun

muchacho m (plural muchachos, feminine muchacha, feminine plural muchachas)

1. boy

   Synonyms: chaval, chico, chino, garzón, niño, mocito, machito

Usage notes

• In Chile, it is a dated word, often associated with older people. In Argentina, it sounds foreign, as in being recognized as a word that is common in other places, but not in Argentina.

Derived terms

• muchachillo (diminutive)
• muchachito (diminutive)
• muchachón (augmentative)
• muchachote (augmentative)

Related terms

• péndex

Further reading

• “muchacho”, 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