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单词 pocho
释义

pocho

/ˈpɒtʃəʊ /
informal, often derogatory
noun (plural pochos)
A US citizen of Mexican origin; a culturally Americanized Mexican: the Mexican-American who forgets his true mother is a pocho...
  • ‘Mexicans who visit the area call local Hispanics pochos, an unflattering reference to their inability to speak standard Spanish’.
  • ‘People spoke to me in English,’ recalls Pinzon, ‘because they thought I was a pocho - a Mexican-American.’
adjective
Relating to US citizens of Mexican origin: the Mexicans are already noting figures of speech of mine that are pocho...
  • There are newspapers, such as La Opinion of Los Angeles, printed in the pocho area.

Origin

Via Mexican Spanish from Spanish, literally 'discoloured, pale'.

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