mancebo

See also: Mancebo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /manˈθebo/ [mãn̟ˈθe.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /manˈsebo/ [mãnˈse.β̞o]

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

• amancebarse
• mancebía

Further reading

• “mancebo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28