Chamicuro

Noun

mocho

1. navel

Portuguese

Mocho (Athene noctua)

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Spanish mochuelo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʃu/
• Hyphenation: mo‧cho

Noun

mocho m (plural mochos)

1. owl, little owl

Derived terms

• mocho-galego
• mocho-pequeno

See also

• bufo
• coruja

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, maybe from Latin mutilus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.tʃo/

Adjective

mocho m ‎(feminine singular mocha, masculine plural mochos, feminine plural mochas)

1. mutilated, incomplete
2. hornless (of an animal that ordinarily has horns)
3. (Mexico, slang) having a hypocritical and ostentatious faith
4. cut very short (of hair, a pencil, etc.)
5. bald (with a shaved head)

Synonyms

• (mutilated): trunco
• (hornless): descornado
• (having a hypocritical faith): santurrón (f santurrona)

Antonyms

• (mutilated): entero, completo
• (hornless): astado

Related terms

• mocha
• mochar
• desmochar
• mochuelo

Verb

mocho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mochar.