"muchacho" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /muːˈtʃɑː.tʃəʊ/, /muˈtʃɑː.tʃoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-muchacho.wav [US] Forms: muchachos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish muchachobor. English muchacho Borrowed from Spanish muchacho. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:muchacho|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish muchachobor. English muchacho [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "muchacho", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "muchacho", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="muchacho"> Borrowed from Spanish muchacho. Head templates: {{en-noun}} muchacho (plural muchachos)
  1. (slang) An informal term of address, especially to a young man; similar to man, chap, dude, etc. Tags: slang Derived forms: brochacho

Inflected forms

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