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pachuco

Pronunciation: /paˈt͡ʃuko/

“pachuco” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. flashy, flashily dressed
  2. slang (often considered low-class)

noun

  1. dandy
  2. uneducated person from the city who uses city slang

Etymology

Unknown etymology. Hypotheses include: * From a Classical Nahuatl word. * A shortening of pa El Chuco ("to El Paso"). * From Pachuca. * From pocho.

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