muchacho

noun

mu·cha·cho | \mü-ˈchä-(ˌ)chō

\

plural muchachos

Definition of muchacho

1 chiefly Southwest : a male servant

2 chiefly Southwest : a young man

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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, "The Elder Statesman of Latin American Literature — and a Writer of Our Moment," 20 Feb. 2018

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The first known use of muchacho was in 1591

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