Polyglot Dictionary

muchacha

/muˈtʃatʃa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
muchachas

Meaning

  1. girl

    • La muchacha sonrió.

      The girl smiled.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

niña

muchacha specifically means a young woman or teenage girl; niña specifically means a young child, a little girl — a different age range.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

garota

garota is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Portuguese

menina

menina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Practice

1 What does muchacha mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ sonrió.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches muchacha?

noun

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