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 mocho +‎ -acho.

• 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, servant

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

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.

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

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