mancebo

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Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

mancebo (feminine manceba, masculine plural mancebos, 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

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, Philippines) /manˈsebo/
  • Rhymes: -ebo
  • Syllabification: man‧ce‧bo

Adjective

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

  1. (rare) juvenile
    Synonym: juvenil

Noun

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

  1. (archaic) youth
  2. (archaic) young servant, waiter
    Synonym: camarero
  3. (rare) bachelor
    Synonym: soltero

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