Pocho
Pocho (feminine: pocha) is a pejorative slang term in Mexican Spanish that refers to Americans of Mexican descent. A Mexican sees a Chicano stuttering out his Spanish and thinks to himself - pocho - what an embarrassment. There is a site called pocho.com that's dedicated to aserbic Chicano humor. El pocho inventó el término chicano para describir despectivamente al reciente inmigrante mexicano pobre, que buscaba trabajo temporal de forma itinerante en la agricultura por diferentes estados del suroeste para luego regresar a México. What does Pocho mean in Spanish slang? Pocho (feminine: pocha) is a term used by Mexicans, frequently pejoratively, to describe Chicanos and those who have left Mexico. Stereotypically, pochos speak English and lack fluency in Spanish. A pocho is Latino and American, a person who is at once both and neither, who can choose to speak English or Spanish or none of the above and refuse to be belittled by the choice. But here’s the greatest source of pride: a pocho is the end of a long journey, and also the promise of the journey to come.
Adding to the complexity, I am currently dating a Mexican national and her parents call me a “pocho.” To them the word means someone born in Mexico or of Mexican descent who grew up in the United States. This word, considered offensive by some, has a long history. pocho m (plural pochos, feminine pocha, feminine plural pochas) (Mexico, slang, derogatory) pocho (assimilated Mexican-American who speaks poor or broken Spanish, and has become a gringo) Translate Pocho. See 14 authoritative translations of Pocho in English with example sentences and audio pronunciations. Pocho. Pocho (feminine: pocha) is a term used by Mexicans (frequently pejoratively) to describe Chicanos and those who have left Mexico. Stereotypically, pochos speak English and lack fluency in Spanish.
