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

“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

But spiked with pocho, it brings down the house.

From Time Magazine Archive

For Tin Tan is a master of pocho, and pocho, a bilingual bastardy of anglicized Mexican,� is as funny to Mexican ears as the English of a stage Englishman is to Americans.

From Time Magazine Archive

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