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Where does “muchacho” come from?

muchacho (English) comes from Spanish muchacho, from Spanish mocho, from Latin mutilus, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

muchacho (English): "Hey there, my muchacho. How's it going?"; So...

Definitions

  1. "Hey there, my muchacho. How's it going?"; So...

Ancestry of “muchacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuchachoboy, servant
2Spanishmochomutilated, incomplete; hornless; having a...
3Latinmutilusmutilated
4Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
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