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pachuco
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pa·chu·co  (p-chk)
n. pl. pa·chu·cos
A Mexican-American youth or teenager, especially one who dresses in flamboyant clothes and belongs to a neighborhood gang.

[American Spanish, possibly alteration of payuco, yokel, from payo, rustic.]

Pachuco [pəˈtʃuːkəʊ]
n pl -cos
(Sociology) US a young Mexican living in the US, esp one of low social status who belongs to a street gang
[from Mexican Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pachuco - a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity


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