Standard Lemma guide

cholo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃoʊloʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (General American) -oʊloʊ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cholo, of uncertain origin.

Real reading context

cholo in complete knowledge articles