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pocho, el pocho(
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choh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (discolored)
a. faded
Quedó pocho mi vestido rojo porque lo lavé en agua caliente.My red dress got faded because I washed it in hot water.
2. (shriveled)
3. (culinary)
4. (colloquial) (ill) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. sick
Me siento pocho. Creo que me cayó pesada la cena.I feel sick. I think that dinner didn't agree with me.
5. (colloquial) (of Mexican American origin) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Chicano
Mis primos pochos van a venir a Guadalajara a pasar el verano con nosotros.My Chicano cousins are going to come to Guadalajara to spend the summer with us.
b. Mexican American
Hay muchas tiendas pochas aquí en el centro.There are lots of Mexican American stores here in the city center.
6. (colloquial) (said of someone who has adopted U.S. customs) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Americanized
Mis sobrinos pochos nos invitaron a su casa para ver lo que compraron en los outlets en Austin.My Americanized nephews invited us to their house to see what they'd bought at the outlets in Austin.
7. (colloquial) (linguistics) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Anglicized
No es que esté mal el español pocho, hijo. Es que tus tías mexicanas no conocen muchas de las palabras en inglés que usas.It's not that Anglicized Spanish is bad, son. It's just that your Mexican aunts don't know a lot of the English words you use.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
8. (colloquial) (linguistics) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Spanglish
Mis amigos mexicanos me dijeron que hablo pocho, no español.My Mexican friends told me I speak Spanglish, not Spanish.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
9. (colloquial) (American of Mexican descent) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Mexican American
Soy mexicana, pero mis nietos son pochos.I'm Mexican, but my grandsons are Mexican American.
b. Chicano
En mi escuela los mexicanos y los pochos no se llevaban bien.In my school the Mexicans and the Chicanos didn't get along well.
10. (colloquial) (Mexican who has adopted U.S. customs) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. Americanized Mexican
Esa pocha se cree la muy muy solo porque vivió dos años en Chicago.That Americanized Mexican thinks she's hot stuff just because she lived in Chicago for two years.
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