Where does “mocho” come from?
mocho (Portuguese) comes from Spanish mocho, from Latin mutilus, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
mocho (Portuguese): owl, little owl; lacking one of the horns;...
Definitions
- owl, little owl; lacking one of the horns;...
Ancestry of “mocho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mocho | mutilated, incomplete; hornless; having a... |
| 2 | Latin | mutilus | mutilated |
| 3 | Latin | mutulus | projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of... |