by stixave August 22, 2007
It's another word for spanglish. When Mexican-Americans try to speak spanish but unknowningly place english words in there. Sometimes certain words in spanish sound better when describing things.
'Hey Dad, I remember sitting in abuelita's cocina when we were little, and we were drinking a taza of cafe,' " said Lopez, describing memories of his grandmother's kitchen.
by b0ck2futur3 May 21, 2005
It's another word for spanglish. When Mexican-Americans try to speak spanish but unknowningly place english words in there. Sometimes certain words in spanish sound better when describing things.
'Hey Dad, I remember sitting in abuelita's cocina when we were little, and we were drinking a taza of cafe,' " said Lopez, describing memories of his grandmother's kitchen.
by b0ck2futur3 May 21, 2005
by lady sinnner February 06, 2008
Pocho means americanized Mexican, or Mexican who has lost their culture. (Which largely refers to losing the Spanish.)It is a derogatory term can be someone who's trying to "act white" but it has been largely embraced by Chicanos with a sense of defeatist humor - We're pochos, y que? - so that it's actually becoming more playful than bitter. Kind of like, among blacks, "Whas up Nigga".
The tension over pocho/non-pocho can trace back to Mexican history and La Malinche who was a traitor to the indigenous Aztecs and birthed the first mestizo - hence the Mexican insult Hijo de La Chingada. Mexican philosopher Octavio Paz wrote extensively on this theme.
The tension over pocho/non-pocho can trace back to Mexican history and La Malinche who was a traitor to the indigenous Aztecs and birthed the first mestizo - hence the Mexican insult Hijo de La Chingada. Mexican philosopher Octavio Paz wrote extensively on this theme.
A Mexican sees a Chicano stuttering out his Spanish and thinks to himself - pocho - what an embarrassment.
There is a website called pocho.com that's dedicated to aserbic Chicano humor.
There is a website called pocho.com that's dedicated to aserbic Chicano humor.
by ChiBorn And Raised October 11, 2005
by yulmis October 10, 2003
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