muchacha

From Spanish muchacha, feminine equivalent of muchacho.

• Hyphenation: mu‧cha‧cha

muchacha

1. (dated, derogatory) Alternative spelling of mutsatsa

• muchacho

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Hyphenation: mu‧chà‧cha

muchacha f (plural muchachas)

1. female equivalent of muchacho

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa/ [muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: mu‧cha‧cha

muchacha f (plural muchachas)

1. female equivalent of muchacho; girl, young lady

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.

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