Pachuco Definition

pə-cho͝okō
pachucos
noun
A young Mexican American man, esp. one belonging to a neighborhood gang or in trouble with the law.
Webster's New World
A Mexican American.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pachuco

Noun

Singular:
pachuco
Plural:
pachucos

Origin of Pachuco

  • American Spanish person from El Paso, pachuco possibly alteration of payuco yokel from Spanish payo peasant perhaps from Gallego Payo Pelagius (considered a typical peasant name)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish pachuco

    From Wiktionary

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