pacho

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.xɔ/
• Rhymes: -axɔ
• Syllabification: pa‧cho

Noun

pacho f

1. vocative singular of pacha

Spanish

Etymology 1

Adjective

pacho (feminine pacha, masculine plural pachos, feminine plural pachas)

1. lazy

   Synonyms: flojo, haragán, holgazán, perezoso, vago

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl patzōa (“to squeeze, to flatten”).

Adjective

pacho (feminine pacha, masculine plural pachos, feminine plural pachas)

1. (Central America) short

   Synonyms: bajo, bajito, chato, achatado

   Antonym: alto

2. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) shallow, flat (not deep)

   Antonyms: profundo, hondo

3. (Central America, Chile) chubby and short

   Antonym: esbelto

Derived terms

• pachuco

 

Further reading

• “pacho”, 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