mozo
Meaning
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- (masculine) boy; teenager; young man; single man
- (masculine) boyfriend
- (archaic,masculine) junior (person that is younger than other person)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmoθo̝/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese moço (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) of unknown origin. Cognate with Portuguese moço, Asturian mozu, and Spanish mozo.
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De mozo 👦 converteuse en secretario do gobernador de Sevilla .
👦
As a young man he became secretary to the governor of Seville.
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