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noun
A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable
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Broader terms: Chicano, Mexican American, Mexamerican, American, person
noun
An argot spoken by that group, sometimes known as caló.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen
History
From Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”).
