cholo
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtʃoʊloʊ/
- UK
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cholo
- The festival celebrated the rich culture of the cholo community, highlighting their traditions and art.
Examples
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Society had dictated that a "cholo," or man of mixed race, could not be romantically involved with a white woman of the military ruling class, and Palomino was symbolically castrated and killed for having challenged that rule.
Academic text (2000) -
Well, actually, I was Cholo ♪3 in an episodio of Oz one time.
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Chivo, where's the Cholo?
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At the height of the "banana boom," as this stage of economic prosperity was termed, the migration of cholos from the Cocle sierra accelerated.
Academic text (1993) -
Many cholos have made significant contributions to the cultural landscape of the Andean regions.
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In the Andean highlands, being identified as a cholo connects individuals to a unique heritage of mixed ancestry.
Synonyms
3
8.2
A person with both European and Native American family background
1
9.9
A person in Brazil with Indigenous and European family background
1
9.8
A person whose family has European, African and native roots
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cholo in parts of the Andes comes from the Spanish use of the word for someone 'mixed' between indigenous and European roots, so in places like Peru and Bolivia it can be an ethnic or social label people use to describe their identity.