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Appropriate uses for different words for women

How do the terms 'ruca', 'muchacha', and 'vieja' differ in their uses?

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Sep 21, 2010
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rucas..
by: Martha M

Ruca and vieja are used indisctinctevely to refer to either old women or spouses, whereas muchachita refers to a young woman

Aug 05, 2010
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girl, old lady etc...
by: Anonymous

ruca is girl, my girl or girlfriend. You hear a lot of men refer to their women in Southern
California as "mi ruca". Muchachita is a young girl and vieja is an old woman. Vieja is used amongst many Southern Californian hispanics as slang for "my woman" or "my wife".

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