mancebo

See also: Mancebo

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãnˈθeβʊ]

Adjective

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

1. (archaic) young

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

1. (archaic) youngster
2. (dated) salesclerk, specifically a pharmacist clerk

References

• “mancebo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “mancebo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “mancebo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mancebo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

1. boy (young male)

   Synonyms: garoto, menino, moço, rapaz

2. (Brazil) coat stand, coat rack

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /manˈθebo/ [mãn̟ˈθe.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /manˈsebo/ [mãnˈse.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: man‧ce‧bo

Adjective

mancebo (feminine manceba, masculine plural mancebos, feminine plural mancebas)

1. (rare) juvenile

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

1. (archaic) youth
2. (archaic) young servant, waiter
3. (rare) bachelor

Derived terms

• amancebarse
• mancebía

 

Further reading

• “mancebo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014