Word ~ Muchashona

[bleitzow]

Has anyone ever heard the word muchashona (or mushashona)? My Mexican friend calls me and a co-worker that all the time. She told me it means "sweetie" or "girlie" in English.

What is the correct spelling?

Thanks,
Brenda

[Elaina]

Hey Brenda:

MUCHACHONA.....

It's one of those words...it can mean "big girl" (but not fat), pretty girl, girlie girl.....but as with any other word it depends on who is saying it and how it is being said......it's like the word "mamacita"...nothing bad unless the word is coming out of a wolf then it would have a nasty tone to it.

helps?

Elaina

[bleitzow]

Yes, that was helpful. I'm pretty sure she means it in a nice way.

Muchas gracias!

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~ Brenda
San Diego, CA

[Tomisimo]

The ending -on or in the feminine -ona can be purely augmentative, indicating more importance or more impressiveness. It can also indicate approval: muchachón- nice kid/good guy etc. It can also indicate an ironic or unpleasant tone: milagrón - a big miracle (that wasn't a miracle at all).

[sosia]

perhaps has another positive option; sometimes it means you have a lot of good things, you're full of... (choose one-->beauty, sympathie,good humor, intelligence, flavour, ...) so you must be a "MUCHACHONA" (big girl) in order to contain so much good stuff.

But I must says it's mexican.
In Spain you can only use it in a very nice way, to avoid a mistake with "fatty"
saludos

[Tomisimo]

Another example I just heard is fortachón, which would mean buff, strong, ripped etc.

[xiaowein]

That's difficult! ```~~~~~~~~

[sina]

Originally Posted by xiaowein

That's difficult! ```~~~~~~~~

What's difficult?

[bleitzow]

I'm assuming fortachón is for a man, and fortachóna would be for a woman?

Thanks,
Brenda

[Rusty]

There would be no accent in the feminine form. It is needed in the masculine form because words that end in 'n' are normally stressed on the penultimate syllable.