"muchacho" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-muchacho.wav Forms: muchachos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish muchacho. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|muchacho}} 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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