moça

See also: moca, mocà, mócā, and moča

Portuguese

Etymology

From moço, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: mo‧ça

Noun

moça f (plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

  1. girl, young lady
    Synonyms: garota, (Portugal) rapariga
    • 1962, “Garota de Ipanema”, Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music):
      moça do corpo dourado / do sol de Ipanema / o seu balançado / é mais que um poema
      girl of the golden body / from the Ipanema sun / her sway / is more than a poem

See also

Spanish

Noun

moça f (plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

  1. Obsolete spelling of moza
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