"pachuco" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈt͡ʃuːkəʊ/ Forms: pachucos [plural]
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|pachuco|t=flashily dressed}} Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pachuco (countable and uncountable, plural pachucos)
  1. (US, countable) A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area. Tags: US, countable
    Sense id: en-pachuco-en-noun-iNkGASKi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 3 19 12 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 2 21 13 24 2
  2. (uncountable) An argot spoken by that group, sometimes known as caló. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pachuco-en-noun-micQBzYY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chuke

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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