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What does «el muchachito» mean in Dominican Spanish?
el muchachito
little boy
| Meaning | little boy |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | niño pequeño |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Ese muchachito es igualito al papá.»
That little boy looks just like his dad.
The diminutive softens and adds affection. Dominicans use diminutives constantly: horita, cerquita, un chinito.
Related Dominican words
- bendición — blessing (a greeting to elders)
- el carajito / la carajita — the little kid
- el padrino / la madrina — godfather / godmother
- mi'jo / mi'ja — my boy / my girl
- los muñequitos — cartoons
- mi vieja / mi viejo — my mom / my dad
- pá — dad
- añoñar — to spoil (a child)
- chichí — baby
- compai — close family friend
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