mozo

Signification

Noun

1. (masculine) boy, lad, young man, youth
2. (masculine) servant, helper, steward, manservant
3. (Argentina,Chile,Colombia,Peru,masculine) waiter, server
4. (masculine) cat, tomcat

Adj

1. young, youthful
2. unmarried

Coupé comme

mo‧zo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmoθo/

Étymologie

Uncertain, probably ultimately identical with muchacho (cf. mocho), or from Latin musteus (“must-like, of new wine, fresh”), from musteum, from mustum. Other theories include a pre-Roman origin. Compare Portuguese moço, Galician mozo, Asturian mozu. Cf. also Catalan mosso (taken from Spanish) and motxo. There may alternatively be a link to Italian mozzo (“cut off, docked”), French mousse (“blunt”), or Basque motz.