Meaning of pocho | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A culturally assimilated Mexican-American.
   countable, informal, uncountable
2. Spanglish
   informal, uncountable

Examples

“Both often cater to wealthy Mexicans who come⟳ to shop⟳, although many of these Mexicans look⟳ down their noses at the pochos (assimilated Mexican Americans).”

“But the pochos needed a gesture, anything, some kind of cultural safe house in which they could rest⟳ for a while from the endless war on two fronts.”

“But some among their countrymen speak⟳ pocho; the descriptive term can be translated literally as “discolored” or “faded.” When used with respect⟳ to language, pocho means a slangy mixture of Spanish and English […]”

“I especially appreciated how Villarreal changed the word pocho from a negative to a positive. The young protagonist, Richard Rubio, says, “I'm a pocho, I speak⟳ pocho, and I'm proud of it.””

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