"chamaco" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃaˈmako/, [t͡ʃaˈma.ko] Forms: chamacos [plural], chamaca [feminine], chamacas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ako Etymology: Possibly from Classical Nahuatl chamahuac (“plump”). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|nci|chamahuac||plump}} Classical Nahuatl chamahuac (“plump”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chamaco m (plural chamacos, feminine chamaca, feminine plural chamacas)
  1. (informal, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) a boy or teenager; a male youth Tags: Cuba, Dominican-Republic, El-Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Children
    Sense id: en-chamaco-es-noun-gjGPKVKP Disambiguation of Children: 88 12 Categories (other): Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Honduran Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Salvadorian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (derogatory, Mexico) a kid (in general) Tags: Mexico, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-chamaco-es-noun-MKzRblc0 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chamaco meaning in Spanish (2.5kB)

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