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单词 pocho
释义

Definition of pocho in English:

pocho

nounPlural pochos ˈpɒtʃəʊ
derogatory, informal
  • A US citizen of Mexican origin; a culturally Americanized Mexican.

    墨西哥裔美国人;美国化的墨西哥人

    the Mexican-American who forgets his true mother is a pocho
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘People spoke to me in English,’ recalls Pinzon, ‘because they thought I was a pocho - a Mexican-American.’
    • ‘Mexicans who visit the area call local Hispanics pochos, an unflattering reference to their inability to speak standard Spanish’.
adjective ˈpɒtʃəʊ
derogatory, informal
  • Relating to US citizens of Mexican origin.

    the Mexicans are already noting figures of speech of mine that are pocho
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are newspapers, such as La Opinion of Los Angeles, printed in the pocho area.

Origin

Via Mexican Spanish from Spanish, literally 'discoloured, pale'.

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