cholo
noun
(especially among Mexican Americans) a teenage boy who is a member of a street gang.
cholos
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pluralof cholo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her cholos get to be as unpredictable as the rest of us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I want to know where all the cholos are at in Los Angeles,” Gonzalez says in the video which has since been taken down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Angels descended on young cholos under the orange glow of a Los Angeles streetlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
Calo is a language that cholos use here that’s derivative of Spanish, English and sometimes even Nahuatl used by some nations in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Those guys were the most loved cholos of the barrio.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
