muchacha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muchacha.

Noun

muchacha (plural muchachas)

1. (US) A Latino woman or girl.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish muchacha, feminine equivalent of muchacho.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mu‧cha‧cha

Noun

muchacha

1. (dated, derogatory) alternative spelling of mutsatsa

Coordinate terms

• muchacho

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Hyphenation: mu‧chà‧cha

Noun

muchacha f (plural muchachas)

1. female equivalent of muchacho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃa/ [muˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: mu‧cha‧cha

Noun

muchacha f (plural muchachas)

1. female equivalent of muchacho: girl, young lady

Further reading

• “muchacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025