mancebo

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Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Pronunciation

Adjective

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

  1. (archaic) young

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

  1. (archaic) youngster
  2. (dated) salesclerk, specifically a pharmacist clerk

References

  • “mancebo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mancebo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mancebo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mancebo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: man‧ce‧bo

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

  1. boy (young male)
    Synonyms: garoto, menino, moço, rapaz
  2. (Brazil) coat stand, coat rack

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mancipius (“slave”), from Latin mancipium (“purchase property”), also "a bought slave".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /manˈθebo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /manˈsebo/
  • Rhymes: -ebo
  • Syllabification: man‧ce‧bo

Adjective

mancebo (feminine manceba, masculine plural mancebos, feminine plural mancebas)

  1. (rare) juvenile

Noun

mancebo m (plural mancebos, feminine manceba, feminine plural mancebas)

  1. (archaic) youth
  2. (archaic) young servant, waiter
  3. (rare) bachelor

Derived terms

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