jarocho

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɾot͡ʃo/ [xaˈɾo.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -otʃo
• Syllabification: ja‧ro‧cho

Adjective

jarocho (feminine jarocha, masculine plural jarochos, feminine plural jarochas)

1. of, from or relating to Veracruz (state of Mexico)
   • 2015 September 27, “México sale a la calle en el aniversario de la tragedia de Iguala”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Antes de la lluvia, las canciones de 12 requintos de son jarocho, mecieron la marcha hasta el Zócalo.

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Noun

jarocho m (plural jarochos, feminine jarocha, feminine plural jarochas)

1. native or inhabitant of Veracruz (state of Mexico) (male or of unspecified gender)

Further reading

• “jarocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10