cholo

Borrowed from Spanish cholo.

cholo (plural cholos)

1. (ethnic slur, offensive) A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.

• looch, ochlo-

cholo

1. swallow

From an Amerindian word, but of uncertain meaning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃolo/

cholo m (plural cholos, feminine chola, feminine plural cholas)

1. (derogatory, South America) a mestizo, person of mixed European and various degrees of Amerindian descent, especially if the person is of low economic resources
2. (Mexico) a poor Mexican, often living in California during 19th century
3. (informal, Mexico, US) a person belonging to a street gang

• (person of mixed caucasoid and Amerindian descent who lives in the Americas): ladino, mestizo
• (gang member): pandillero, marero, gángster

cholo (feminine singular chola, masculine plural cholos, feminine plural cholas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) ripped, with defined muscles

   Mi hijo ya se está poniendo cholo ahora que va al gimnasio.

   My son is getting ripped now that he goes to the gym.

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) skillful (especially in a sport, but also figuratively in a dancing style, chess or a science)

   Sí, él es bien cholo en taekwondo. Ha estado yendo cuatro días a la semana por años.

   Yes, he's pretty good in taekwondo. He's been going four days a week for years.

• (ripped): musculoso, cholotón (El Salvador)
• (skillful in a sport or intellectual activity): diestro, habilidoso

• acholar

• “cholo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.