muchacho

Borrowed from Spanish muchacho.

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?

   "So you're talking about a thermonuclear explosion and adiós, muchachos." – Paul Reiser as Carter Burke in Aliens (1986)

muchacho

1. Alternative spelling of mutsatso

• muchacha

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish muchacho.

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

muchacho m (plural muchachos, feminine muchacha)

1. (slang, chiefly humorous) muchacho

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

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

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

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

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

1. boy

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

• “muchacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014