mocoso

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From moco +‎ -oso, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin *muccōsus < Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. Doublet of mucoso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈkoso/ [moˈko.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: mo‧co‧so

Adjective

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mocoso (feminine mocosa, masculine plural mocosos, feminine plural mocosas)

  1. having lots of mucus
  2. mucous
  3. mucilaginous
  4. snotty

Noun

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mocoso m (plural mocosos, feminine mocosa, feminine plural mocosas)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) brat
  2. (colloquial, Chile) a kid
    ¡Que rico el mocoso!
    What a cute kid!
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Further reading

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