rasquache

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/ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/

adjective

Having or relating to a do-it-yourself attitude in Chicano culture; able to make something from nothing, or make do with the resources at hand.

OriginMexican Spanish rascuache →
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Meanings

adjectiverasquache (comparative more rasquache, superlative most rasquache)

comparative more rasquache · superlative most rasquache

  1. USHaving or relating to a do-it-yourself attitude in Chicano culture; able to make something from nothing, or make do with the resources at hand.

Origin

  1. Mexican Spanishrascuache“poor, coarse or vulgar”
  2. Englishrasquache

From Mexican Spanish rascuache (“poor, coarse or vulgar”).

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APA

rasquache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasquache

MLA

“rasquache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasquache. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rasquache,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasquache.

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