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muchacho

noun mu·cha·cho \ mü-ˈchä-(ˌ)chō \

Definition of muchacho

plural muchachos
1 chiefly Southwest : a male servant
2 chiefly Southwest : a young man

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Origin and Etymology of muchacho

Spanish, probably from mocho cropped, shorn

Other Dialect Terms

bespoke, boughten, lave, nigh, spunk, thunk, toboggan

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