pachuco
/pəˈt͡ʃuːkəʊ/noun
pachuco is spelled P-A-C-H-U-C-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pachuco means “A Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pachuco is pachucos.
How many letters and syllables are in pachuco?
| Letters | 7: P-A-C-H-U-C-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pachuco?
Pachuco appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pachuco?
- /pəˈt͡ʃuːkəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pachuco
- pachucos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pachuco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA Mexican American, especially a juvenile delinquent in the Los Angeles area.
- 2
An argot spoken by that group, sometimes known as caló.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate pachuco?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of pachuco: chuke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pachuco come from?
From Mexican Spanish pachuco (“flashily dressed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).