Dark-haired in Spanish slang is «morocho/a» .
Morocho/a is the slang for “moreno/a”, which means “dark-skinned” or “dark-haired”.
How frequently is this word used to say dark-haired in Spanish?
Medium-high frequency word. Argentinians use this word more often than “moreno/a”. We say “soy morocho/a” if we have dark brown hair in Spanish.
How to say dark hair in Spanish?
We say cabello oscuro, renegrido, moreno or morocho.
Examples of this word in use:
- “Mi abuelo es morocho, alto y delgado”.
- “Mi tía es la morocha de allá”.
- “Lucía está saliendo con el morocho”.
- “Son todas morochas excepto Juana”.
- “Me gusta tu amiga la morocha”.
- “¿Cómo se llama ese morocho?”.
- “A vos te gustan más los morochos”.
- “Yo quisiera ser morocha”.
- “¡Qué linda esa morocha!”.
Interesting facts about this slang word in Spanish:
The word “morocho/a” is used to talk about dark hair or skin. For example, “En verano estaba rubia, pero ahora volví a ser morocha”. There is a famous song about “una morocha color café”. Check it out here:
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