Spanish Conversation · Level 165
30 words
Spanish word
mucama
Pronunciation
IPA/muˈkama/
Meaning
- feminine nounmaid
Example
Contratamos a una mucama para ayudar con la limpieza.
We hired a maid to help with the cleaning.
More examples
Le pagamos a la mucama cada semana.
We pay the maid every week.
Core concept
Woman employed to clean and do household chores for a family.
Common phrases
contratar a una mucama
hire a maid
llamar a la mucama
call the maid
pagar a la mucama
pay the maid
Similar words
empleada doméstica: Performs cleaning, laundry, shopping, and other paid household duties in a private home.
ama de llaves: Organizes and carries out household management, coordinating chores and sometimes supervising staff.
Definition in Spanish
Trabajadora doméstica contratada por una familia o persona para ayudar con la limpieza y otras labores del hogar.
Word origin
From Portuguese mucama, adopted into Spanish to name a woman who works in a private household and likely reflecting an earlier African-language source.
Usage tips
- A gendered, informal term in many varieties of Spanish, so in formal or neutral contexts use empleada doméstica or trabajadora del hogar instead.