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Old June 28, 2008, 03:19 AM
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mocho -adjective, short, cut off, truncated, stubby, blunt, mutilated. Look up mocho in the dictionary

Estaba hablando con un señor, pero se me dificultó entenderle porque hablaba medio mocho el español.
I was talking with this man, but it was pretty hard to understand him because he was just butchering his Spanish.
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Old June 28, 2008, 10:51 AM
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Le he pasado el mocho a toda la casa.

However, I didn't know the nuance of the example of DayliWord for mocho. I only used mocho as a synonym with fregona.
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Old June 28, 2008, 01:02 PM
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Le he pasado el mocho a toda la casa.

However, I didn't know the nuance of the example of DayliWord for mocho. I only used mocho as a synonym with fregona.
While doing a bit of research for this word, I did run across a place where mocho = mop. But I have a question for you-- Is that the only way you use mocho, or can it also be used as an adjective in Spain?
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In Spain it just means mop.
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Old June 29, 2008, 03:59 AM
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Yes, I agree with Gemma. I had never heard of mocho as an adjective before. But it sounds cute.
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