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Where does “a trouxe-mouxe” come from?

a trouxe-mouxe (Portuguese) comes from Spanish a troche y moche — all over the place; haphazardly.

a trouxe-mouxe (Portuguese): helter-skelter

Definitions

  1. helter-skelter

Ancestry of “a trouxe-mouxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisha troche y mocheall over the place; haphazardly
Every word from Spanish a troche y moche →