muchacho

noun

mu·​cha·​cho mü-ˈchä-(ˌ)chō 

plural muchachos

1

chiefly Southwestern US : a young man

2

chiefly Southwestern US, dated : a male servant

Examples of muchacho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, there Sartre was incredibly important, because Sartre had some ideas about literature that fit perfectly with a muchacho in an underdeveloped country. — Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, probably from mocho cropped, shorn

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for muchacho

• quebracho
• macho