moça

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See also: moca, mocà, mócā, and moča

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From moço, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.sɐ/

Hyphenation: mo‧ça

Noun[edit]

moça f (plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

girl, young lady
Synonyms: garota, (Portugal) rapariga
- 1962, “Garota de Ipanema”, Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music):
  moça do corpo dourado / do sol de Ipanema / o seu balançado / é mais que um poema
  girl of the golden body / from the Ipanema sun / her sway / is more than a poem

See also[edit]

rapaz
garoto

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

moça f (plural moças, masculine moço, masculine plural moços)

Obsolete spelling of moza

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