muchacha

[ moo-cho-cho ]

/ muˈtʃɒ tʃɒ /

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noun

Informal, Southwestern U.S. a girl or young woman (often used as a form of address):I love fresh corn tortillas, crunchy baked tostadas, and savory tamales just as much as the next muchacha.OK, muchachas, let's get back to studying for the exam tomorrow.

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Origin of muchacha

First recorded in 1770–80; feminine of muchacho

Words nearby muchacha

Muay Thai, Mubarak, muc-, mucedinous, much, muchacha, muchacho, Much Ado About Nothing, much as, much less, muchness

How to use muchacha in a sentence

It was really very little to interest Don Ricardo—this story of a silly muchacha like herself and a strange caballero.
The Argonauts of North Liberty|Bret Harte
Y ayudado por su novia, se puso a desfruncir la mochila, dicindole a la muchacha algo que no alcanc a or.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Era Rosarita una muchacha de apariencia delicada y dbil, que anunciaba inclinaciones a lo que los portugueses llaman saudades.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds
Turbada y llena de congoja, la muchacha di varias vueltas por la habitacin, haciendo como que buscaba alguna cosa.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds

Macario era muy feo; pero, no obstante, se haba casado con una muchacha muy guapa.
A First Spanish Reader|Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy