chamaco

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, originally in Aztec language Spanish. Chamaco ("boy", used in Nahuatl language, from "chamahuac", meaning "plump")

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈmako/

Noun

chamaco m (plural chamacos, feminine chamaca, feminine plural chamacas)

(informal, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) A boy or teenager; a male youth.

References

“chamaco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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