"pocho" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pochos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pocho (literally “discolored, faded”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|pocho|lit=discolored, faded}} Mexican Spanish pocho (literally “discolored, faded”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pocho (countable and uncountable, plural pochos)
  1. (informal) A culturally assimilated Mexican-American. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pocho-en-noun-T~5--5wd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19
  2. (informal, uncountable) Spanglish Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pocho-en-noun-BEx0J48a

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpot͡ʃo/, [ˈpo.t͡ʃo] Forms: pocha [feminine], pochos [masculine, plural], pochas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -otʃo Etymology: Of expressive origin and probably related to the root of pachucho (“under the weather; overripe”). Head templates: {{es-adj}} pocho (feminine pocha, masculine plural pochos, feminine plural pochas)
  1. (Spain, of fruit) rotten Tags: Spain Synonyms: podrido
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-adj-7aVlqQZ- Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 22 2 6 24 20
  2. (Spain, colloquial) sick Tags: Spain, colloquial
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-adj-OwSDeIG7 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 22 2 6 24 20
  3. (also figurative) faded, pale Tags: also, figuratively Synonyms: marchito, ajado
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-adj-XFgHDmSq
  4. (Mexico, derogatory) Americanized Tags: Mexico, derogatory Synonyms: agringado
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-adj-p~oder8J Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 22 2 6 24 20
  5. blunt
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-adj-u3nKrl-M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpot͡ʃo/, [ˈpo.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -otʃo Etymology: Of expressive origin and probably related to the root of pachucho (“under the weather; overripe”). Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} pocho m (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Spanglish Tags: masculine, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-noun-BEx0J48a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpot͡ʃo/, [ˈpo.t͡ʃo] Forms: pochos [plural], pocha [feminine], pochas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -otʃo Etymology: Of expressive origin and probably related to the root of pachucho (“under the weather; overripe”). Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} pocho m (plural pochos, feminine pocha, feminine plural pochas)
  1. (Mexico, slang, derogatory) pocho (assimilated Mexican-American who speaks poor or broken Spanish, and has become a gringo) Tags: Mexico, derogatory, masculine, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-noun-FNQyewHm Disambiguation of People: 5 5 0 8 26 7 38 10 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 22 2 6 24 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈpot͡ʃo/, [ˈpo.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -otʃo Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} pocho
  1. first-person singular present indicative of pochar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: pochar
    Sense id: en-pocho-es-verb-EEv-Cvcp Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 4 12 12 2 19 3 3 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 13 13 1 20 2 2 15 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 2 22 2 6 24 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "(also figurative) faded, pale"
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