Where does “chacho” come from?

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

chacho (Romani): Anglicized form of ćaćo

Definitions

  1. Anglicized form of ćaćo

Ancestry of “chacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuchachoboy, servant
2Spanishmochomutilated, incomplete; hornless; having a...
3Latinmutilusmutilated
4Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
Every word from Latin mutulusEvery word from Latin mutilusEvery word from Spanish mocho
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