moço

See also: moco, MoCo, mocó, and mổ cò

Portuguese

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.su/

  • Hyphenation: mo‧ço

Noun

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

  1. boy, young man
    Synonyms: menino, rapaz, garoto
  2. (regional or dated) servant

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

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

  1. obsolete spelling of mozo
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