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)
- poorly, under the weather
Further reading
- “pachucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014