"pachuco" meaning in Spanish

See pachuco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /paˈt͡ʃuko/, [paˈt͡ʃu.ko] Forms: pachuca [feminine], pachucos [masculine, plural], pachucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Unknown etymology. Hypotheses include: * From a Classical Nahuatl word. * A shortening of pa El Chuco ("to El Paso"). * From Pachuca. * From pocho. Etymology templates: {{unknown|es}} Unknown, {{der|es|nci|-}} Classical Nahuatl Head templates: {{es-adj}} pachuco (feminine pachuca, masculine plural pachucos, feminine plural pachucas)
  1. (Mexico) flashy, flashily dressed Tags: Mexico
    Sense id: en-pachuco-es-adj-raWyoyMr Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 22 33 15
  2. (Costa Rica) slang (often considered low-class) Tags: Costa-Rica
    Sense id: en-pachuco-es-adj-V~dZau~9 Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 22 33 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Fashion Disambiguation of Fashion: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /paˈt͡ʃuko/, [paˈt͡ʃu.ko] Forms: pachucos [plural], pachuca [feminine], pachucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Unknown etymology. Hypotheses include: * From a Classical Nahuatl word. * A shortening of pa El Chuco ("to El Paso"). * From Pachuca. * From pocho. Etymology templates: {{unknown|es}} Unknown, {{der|es|nci|-}} Classical Nahuatl Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} pachuco m (plural pachucos, feminine pachuca, feminine plural pachucas)
  1. (Mexico) dandy Tags: Mexico, masculine
    Sense id: en-pachuco-es-noun-YYlkNfl5 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 22 33 15
  2. (Costa Rica) uneducated person from the city who uses city slang Tags: Costa-Rica, masculine
    Sense id: en-pachuco-es-noun-UxK7ErQ3 Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 22 33 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Fashion Disambiguation of Fashion: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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