chamaco

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Nahuatl chamahuac (“plump”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈmako/ [t͡ʃaˈma.ko]
Rhymes: -ako
Syllabification: cha‧ma‧co

Noun

chamaco m (plural chamacos, feminine chamaca, feminine plural chamacas)

(informal, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) a boy or teenager; a male youth
- 1967, Antonio Domínguez Hidalgo, Lo ineludible y otros cruentos:
  Extrañamente seducido por aquel chamaco se dejó llevar por algunas callejuelas del barrio.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(derogatory, Mexico) a kid (in general)

Further reading

“chamaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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