pocho

American  

[paw-chaw, poh-choh] / ˈpɔ tʃɔ, ˈpoʊ tʃoʊ /

noun

Mexican Spanish: Usually Disparaging.

pochos plural

1. an American of Mexican parentage, especially one who has adopted U.S. customs and attitudes; an Americanized Mexican.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pochos
  plural

Example Sentences

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pocho pochos

“I identify as pocho and there wasn’t a home for us. It was all either the mom-and-pop shops, or places that were way too modern,” Acosta said during a quiet lull one weekday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

But as any pocho knows, the world is a richer, more delicious place when you ditch the rules and eat without boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2019

We have Gustavo Arellano, whose byline you know and love from the pages of The Times, speaking in praise of pocho cuisine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2019

Ricardo Diaz is at the center of Uptown Whittier’s pocho culinary renaissance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2017

A short, heavy-featured pocho stood next to a tiny, black-haired girl, wearing a pale-blue satin gown and a rhinestone tiara in her hair.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

"At home, pochos brought in their own traditions, even as they began to cook American dishes, resulting in a uniquely Mexican-American cuisine," Esparza wrote.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023

She initially talked to me in Spanish until realizing we were both pochos — Americanized Mexicans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2022