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muchacho

  • [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]

Rhymes with a.t͡ʃo

Where it comes from

Del castellano antiguo mochacho, derivado de mocho ('tronco'), y este del latín mutilus ('mutilado').

noun muchachos · muchacha · muchachas

  1. adjective Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad.

    Similar: mozalbete, mozo, chico

  2. por extensión Persona joven, por lo general menor de 30 años.
  3. Dícese de los hijos de las familias.

noun muchachos

  1. obsolete Tronco que se colocaba para apuntalar una carreta, manteniéndola en forma horizontal.

In English

  • boy male of any age, used as a friendly diminutive
  • fella used as a term of address for a male person
  • lad familiar term of address for a young man
  • kid young person (colloq.)
  • fellow informal: familiar term of address to a man
  • sapling youth
  • sprig youth
  • adolescent a teenager
  • kiddo close friend

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MLA

"muchacho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/muchacho. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

muchacho. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/muchacho

Chicago

"muchacho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/muchacho.

BibTeX
@misc{muchacho_2026,
  title = {muchacho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/muchacho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}