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Spanish
Etymology
From moco + -oso, possibly corresponding to Vulgar Latin *muccōsus < Late Latin mūcōsus, from Latin mūcus. Doublet of mucoso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈkoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: mo‧co‧so
Adjective
mocoso (feminine mocosa, masculine plural mocosos, feminine plural mocosas)
- having lots of mucus
- mucous
- mucilaginous
- snotty
Noun
mocoso m (plural mocosos, feminine mocosa, feminine plural mocosas)
- (colloquial, derogatory) brat
- (colloquial, Chile) a kid
¡Que rico el mocoso!- What a cute kid!
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