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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespachuco
/pəˈtʃuːkoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A member of a subculture of Mexican-American teenagers and young men associated with zoot suits, distinct slang (Caló), and a rebellious lifestyle in the mid-20th century.
"The young man dressed in a sharp zoot suit embraced the style of a classic pachuco."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originates from American Spanish, likely associated with El Paso, Texas (sometimes called 'Chuco' or 'El Pachuco'), and became prominent in the 1940s among Mexican-American youths known for wearing zoot suits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pachuco" is said worldwide
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pachuco
Transliteration: pachuco
"Le style pachuco est né dans les années 1940."
Pachuco
Transliteration: Pachuco
"Der Pachuco trug einen charakteristischen Zoot Suit."
pachuco
Transliteration: pachuco
"La sottocultura del pachuco era molto popolare negli Stati Uniti sudoccidentali."
pachuco
Transliteration: pachuco
"El pachuco se distinguió por su forma de vestir y su jerga."
pachuco
Transliteration: pachuco
"O pachuco é uma figura icônica da cultura chicana."
पachuko
Transliteration: pachuco
"पachuko संस्कृति मैक्सिकन-अमेरिकी इतिहास का एक हिस्सा है।"
帕丘科
Transliteration: pàqiūw kē
"帕丘科亚文化以其独特的西装和语言闻名。"
파추코
Transliteration: pachuko
"파추코는 1940년대 멕시코계 미국인 청소년 하위문화입니다."
パチュコ
Transliteration: pachuko
"パチュコは独特のズートスーツを着たことで知られています。"
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