Etymology

pachuco

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Today it means: A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish pachuco
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The story

  1. Mexican Spanish · borrowed frompachuco“flashily dressed”
  2. English todaypachuco

From Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”).

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