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• pachuca
  pachuca

  noun

  a teenage girl who associates closely with pachucos.
• Pachuca
  Pachuca

  noun

  a city in and the capital of Hidalgo, in central Mexico: silver mines.

pachuca

¹ American  

[puh-choo-kuh, pah-choo-kah] / pəˈtʃu kə, pɑˈtʃu kɑ /

noun

• pachucas
  plural

1. a teenage girl who associates closely with pachucos.

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Pachuca ² American  

[pah-choo-kah] / pɑˈtʃu kɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Hidalgo, in central Mexico: silver mines.

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Pachuca British  

/ paˈtʃuka /

noun

1. a city in central Mexico, capital of Hidalgo state, in the Sierra Madre Oriental: silver mines; university (1961). Pop: 333 000 (2005 est)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pachucas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pachuca

From Spanish (Mexico, southwestern U.S.), feminine of pachuco pachuco

Example Sentences

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Ramirez interviewed a number of women who donned pachuca styles in the ’40s for her book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

It also has players who compete for clubs accustomed to playing at Mexican altitudes, such as Pedro Vite of Pumas and Enner Valencia of Pachuca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

To acclimate his players to the altitude, he held training camp in Pachuca, at an elevation of 7,979 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Orizaba won the first league title in 1902, with Pachuca having some success of their own in the early seasons, winning the title in 1904-05.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

But Kernow FA, who are a 'football alliance' that represent Cornwall at international level, want to put on a game between their Cornish team and Pachuca in Mexico to inspire the county's football going forward.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Polly spoke suddenly for Juan Pachuca was leaning very close to her.

From Across the Mesa by Henry Clarence Pitz

In this edited oral history, she talks about pachucas, monument design and the obscure all-Chicana exhibition from the 1970s that is just beginning to draw interest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021