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pachuca

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

noun

plural

pachucas

  1. a teenage girl who associates closely with pachucos.

Pachuca 2 American  
[pah-choo-kah] / pɑˈtʃu kɑ /

noun

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

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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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

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