muchacho

American  

[moo-chah-choh] / muˈtʃɑ tʃoʊ /

noun

1. Informal, Southwestern U.S. a boy or young man (often used as a form of address).

   So what are you waiting for, muchacho?

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Etymology

Origin of muchacho

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Spanish, earlier mochacho, from moch(o) “cut off, cropped, clipped,” perhaps in reference to young people's haircuts ( cf. mozzarella ( def. )) + -acho, an augmentative and pejorative suffix ( cf. -aceous ( def. ))

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

muchacho

“There’s a muchacho from here who just left — he made it to Los Angeles the next day,” said Clemente Sánchez, 57, the municipal president.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

"General," said the smiling toastmaster. "we of Puebla know you for a buen muchacho, a good fellow Pray accept these 300 silver pesos and enjoy yourself this evening without undue expense."

From Time Magazine Archive

He allows a few implausibilities and submits the viewer to one winsome muchacho too many.

From Time Magazine Archive

The river, often turbulent and unruly, was on this April afternoon, the sailors said, buen muchacho, a good boy.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates

A glass of tinto wine, a glass of water, and a toothpick whittled by the loving hands of the muchacho, finishes the meal.

From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Paul T. (Paul Thomas) Gilbert

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