muchacho
2
9.1
- interjection
- /muˈtʃɑːtʃoʊ/
- Informal
:
muchacho
- What's the plan, muchacho? Are we meeting at the park?
Examples
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I got some bad news for you, too, muchacho.
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Show me what you got, muchacho.
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Some night, muchacho, maybe you'll get to see me fight.
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Ay, muchacho, not this again.
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Time to leave, muchacho.
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Do you understand, muchacho?
Fiction book (2001) -
Hey, muchacho, are you ready for the game?
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Listen up, muchacho, you've got to pay attention in class.
Synonyms
145
7.2
A friendly, informal way to call a child or young person
20
9.8
A close male friend you call like a brother
4
9.9
A spoken call in Spanish used to get someone's attention
3
9.9
A kind word adults use to call a boy they care about
3
8.8
A friendly, informal name used for a man you know well
1
9.9
A friendly informal word from Ireland and Wales for a boy or man
1
8.4
A man or boy you call in a friendly way
1
9.9
A young boy or man called in a friendly way in the Philippines
A boy or young man who is playful and causes trouble
A short exclamation people say to get attention or greet someone
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word muchacho is also used like 'hey' to call or get the attention of a young man in casual Spanish. So when someone shouts 'muchacho', they are simply calling out to a boy or young man to speak to him or get him to look.