mancebo

See also: Mancebo

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãnˈθeβʊ]

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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mancebo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mancebo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mancebo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mancebo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈse.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈse.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈse.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈse.bu/ [mɐ̃ˈse.βu]

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

Derived terms

• amancebarse
• mancebez
• 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