Borrowed from Spanish, muchacha means a girl or young woman and is used in American English — especially in Latino and Latinx communities and in regions with significant Spanish-speaking populations — as a casual, familiar term of address.
Borrowed from Spanish, muchacha means a girl or young woman and is used in American English — especially in Latino and Latinx communities and in regions with significant Spanish-speaking populations — as a casual, familiar term of address. It can be affectionate, playful, or used to call out someone's behavior, depending entirely on tone. In some domestic contexts it can also refer to a housekeeper or maid.
She walked in looking like a whole new person and her tía just said, 'Ay, muchacha, look at you!'
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US) A term of endearment for a woman or girl.
Used in the United States to refer to a woman or girl of Mexican origin or descent, particularly one who identifies with Chicano culture and its political and cultural heritage. The term carries a strong sense of ethnic pride and community identity, emerging prominently during the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. It is generally used with pride by those it describes, though reception varies by individual.
(colloquial) A term of address to a female (see usage notes).
(chiefly, US) A female Chicano.
O sea que ahora mi ejercicio forma parte de la masa informe de la IA gracias a esta muchacha.
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(US) A Latino woman or girl.
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