different between chica vs muchacho

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).

Noun

chica (plural chicas)

1. (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina.

Etymology 2

Noun

chica (uncountable)

1. An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??ika/, [?t??i.ka]

Adjective

chica

1. feminine singular of chico

Noun

chica f (plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)

1. female equivalent of chico, girl
2. (colloquial) gal, chick

Usage notes

The noun chico is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muchacho.

Noun

muchacho (plural muchachos)

1. (slang) An informal term of address, especially to a young man; similar to man, chap, dude, etc.

   Hey there, my muchacho. How's it going?

   "So you're talking about a thermonuclear explosion and adiós, muchachos." – Paul Reiser as Carter Burke in Aliens (1986)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish muchacho.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mu?cha?cho

Noun

muchacho

1. (dated, derogatory) Alternative spelling of mutsatso

Coordinate terms

• muchacha

Spanish

Etymology

mucho +? -acho and/or macho +? -acho, Portuguese macaco. Synonyms: mocito, machito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu?t??at??o/, [mu?t??a.t??o]

Noun

muchacho m (plural muchachos, feminine muchacha, feminine plural muchachas)

1. boy, servant

   Synonyms: chaval, chico, chino, garzón, niño

Usage notes

The noun muchacho is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Derived terms

(diminutive muchachillo or muchachito) (augmentative muchachón or muchachote)