cholo

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noun

cho·​lo ˈchō-(ˌ)lō 

plural cholos

1

Southwestern US, often disparaging : a man or boy of Mexican descent

2

: a Mexican-American youth who belongs to a street gang

cholo-

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combining form

variant of chol-

: bile : gall

cholate

Word History

Etymology

Noun

American Spanish, Europeanized Indian, mestizo

First Known Use

Noun

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cholo

• nolo