What does moço in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word moço in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use moço in Portuguese.

The word moço in Portuguese means boy, cara, rapaz, moço, senhor, senhor, moço, moço de estrebaria, mais novo, mais jovem. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word moço

boy

substantivo masculino (rapaz, garoto, jovem)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cara

noun (UK, AU, informal (guy, man) (BRA, gíria)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Jack's a friendly bloke. Everyone likes him.

rapaz, moço

noun (UK, informal, regional (boy)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Um jovem rapaz estava caminhando para a escola.
A young lad was walking to school.

senhor

interjection (informal, dated (Hey you!)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Ei, senhor! Senhor! Você esqueceu seu chapéu.
Hey mister! Mister! You forgot your hat.

senhor, moço

noun (US, slang (term of address to a man) (gíria, dirigindo-se a homem)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Hey mac, where do you think you're going?

moço de estrebaria

noun (historical (stable attendant)

mais novo, mais jovem

adjective (not as old)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Não dá pra dizer qual dos cavalos é mais novo.
You can't tell which of the horses is younger. When I was younger, I did a lot of silly things.

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