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单词 pachuco
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Definition of pachuco in English:

pachuco

nounPlural pachucos pəˈtʃuːkəʊpəˈCHo͞okō
US dated
  • A member of a gang of young Mexican-Americans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The track ‘Latino Lingo,’ from their album Los Grandes Exitos en Espanol, exhibits the group's considerable code-switching skills as self-proclaimed ‘biolinguals’ based on their deft usage of pachuco Spanish.
    • The term cholo refers specifically to a member of a social group that is a contemporary extension of the pachuco.
    • In the 1988 piece, Border Brujo, Gomez-Pena's character, the Border Brujo, assumes many successive personae, including those of a pachuco, a mass-media broadcaster, a bandito, and an American Indian.
    • Edward James Olmos, received critical acclaim for his portrayal of the pachuco in the stage and film version of Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit and for his role as Jaime Escalante in the film Stand and Deliver.
    • Intensifying this sense of alienation, Border Brujo assumes the persona of a pachuco or cholo.

Origin

Mexican Spanish, literally 'flashily dressed'.

 
 

Definition of pachuco in US English:

pachuco

nounpəˈCHo͞okō
US dated
  • A juvenile gang member of Mexican-American ethnic origin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Intensifying this sense of alienation, Border Brujo assumes the persona of a pachuco or cholo.
    • In the 1988 piece, Border Brujo, Gomez-Pena's character, the Border Brujo, assumes many successive personae, including those of a pachuco, a mass-media broadcaster, a bandito, and an American Indian.
    • The track ‘Latino Lingo,’ from their album Los Grandes Exitos en Espanol, exhibits the group's considerable code-switching skills as self-proclaimed ‘biolinguals’ based on their deft usage of pachuco Spanish.
    • Edward James Olmos, received critical acclaim for his portrayal of the pachuco in the stage and film version of Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit and for his role as Jaime Escalante in the film Stand and Deliver.
    • The term cholo refers specifically to a member of a social group that is a contemporary extension of the pachuco.

Origin

Mexican Spanish, literally ‘flashily dressed’.

 
 
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