mocho

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Chamicuro[edit]

Noun[edit]

mocho

  1. navel

Portuguese[edit]

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Mocho (Athene noctua)

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Possibly from Spanish mocho, which could be from Latin mutilus. Also see Spanish mochuelo (little owl).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Rhymes: -oʃu, (Northern Portugal) -ot͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧cho

Noun[edit]

mocho m (plural mochos)

  1. owl, little owl

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mocho (feminine mocha, masculine plural mochos, feminine plural mochas)

  1. (of a horned animal) lacking one of the horns
  2. mutilated

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmot͡ʃo/ [ˈmo.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -otʃo
  • Syllabification: mo‧cho

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably imitative, or possibly from Latin mutilus, cognate with Italian mozzo, Portuguese mocho, French moche.

Adjective[edit]

mocho (feminine mocha, masculine plural mochos, feminine plural mochas)

  1. mutilated, incomplete
    Synonym: trunco
    Antonyms: completo, entero
  2. hornless (of an animal that ordinarily has horns)
    Synonym: descornado
    Antonym: astado
  3. (Mexico, slang) having a hypocritical and ostentatious faith
    Synonym: santurrón
  4. cut very short (of hair, a pencil, etc.)
  5. bald (with a shaved head) (synonym: calvo)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Catalan: motxo

Noun[edit]

mocho m (plural mochos)

  1. mop
    Synonym: fregona
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mocho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mochar

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔxɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔxɔ
  • Syllabification: mo‧cho

Noun[edit]

mocho

  1. vocative singular of moch