muchacho
Spanish, noun/muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo/
muchacho is spelled M-U-C-H-A-C-H-O (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,150th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Muchacho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “boy or young adult” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad”.
What does muchacho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboy or young adult
- 2
masculineterm of address
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad. 2. Persona joven, por lo general menor de 30 años. 3. Dícese de los hijos de las familias.
noun: 1. Tronco que se colocaba para apuntalar una carreta, manteniéndola en forma horizontal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of muchacho
- muchachos plural
- muchacha feminine
- muchachas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce muchacho?
- /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo/
- [muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃo]
- [muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to muchacho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is muchacho in Spanish?
muchacho appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).