moço

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See also: moco, MoCo, mocó, and mổ cò

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese moço, of unknown origin; possibly from Latin musteus, maybe from an intermediary Old Spanish moço. Cognate with Galician mozo, Spanish mozo, Catalan mosso, Italian mozzo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧ço

Noun

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moço m (plural moços, feminine moça, feminine plural moças)

  1. boy, young man
    Synonyms: menino, rapaz, garoto

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Noun

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moço m (plural moços, feminine moça, feminine plural moças)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mozo.