muchacho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish muchacho.
Noun
muchacho (plural muchachos)
- (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?
- "So you're talking about a thermonuclear explosion and adiós, muchachos." – Paul Reiser as Carter Burke in Aliens (1986)
Cebuano
Noun
muchacho
- 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)
- (slang, chiefly humorous) muchacho
Further reading
- muchacho in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From older mochacho, from mocho + -acho.
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)
- boy, servant
- Synonyms: chaval, chico, chino, garzón, niño, mocito, machito
Usage notes
The noun muchacho is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Derived terms
(diminutive muchachillo or muchachito) (augmentative muchachón or muchachote)
Further reading
- “muchacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014