mocinho
Portuguese, noun/moˈsĩ.ɲu/
mocinho is spelled M-O-C-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mocinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “young man (term of address when reprimanding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of moço.
What does mocinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of moço
- 2
masculineyoung man (term of address when reprimanding)
- 3
Brazilmasculinegood guy (a good character in a story)
adjective
- 1
diminutive of moço
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mocinho
- mocinhos plural
- mocinha feminine
- mocinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mocinho?
- Brazil /moˈsĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [moˈsĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /muˈsi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mocinho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mocinho in Portuguese?
mocinho appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).