pachucho

Spanish

Etymology

From an unknown expressive/onomatopoeic root describing sluggishness and heaviness, possibly Iberian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/ [paˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -utʃo
Syllabification: pa‧chu‧cho

Adjective

pachucho (feminine pachucha, masculine plural pachuchos, feminine plural pachuchas)

(Spain) poorly, under the weather

Further reading

“pachucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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