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Cholo (Spanish pronunciation:) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas , the informal ranking of society by heritage.
A cholo might also stereotypically own a lowrider. Another staple of cholo fashion is long hair tied into braids as depicted by actor Danny Trejo. The cholo/a subculture has spread to cities in the United States with large Chicano or Latino populations, including New York City.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Cholo is a term referring to Amerindians or Mexican Americans. Cholo may also refer to ...
Chola Purva Patayam ("Ancient Chola Record"), a Tamil language manuscript of uncertain date, contains a legend about the divine origin of the three crowned kings. According to it, the Shramana king Shalivahana (also known as Bhoja in this story) defeated Vikramaditya , and started persecuting the worshipers of Shiva and Vishnu .
Kolombia or Cholombiano [1] was an urban subculture that emerged in Mexico, specifically in Monterrey, Nuevo León. [2] It had its peak in the 2000s, and was characterized by its peculiar outfits that marked the lifestyle lived in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods of the entity, as well as the predilection for cumbia music and vallenato.
It appears in 1543 with the meaning "class, condition, social position" (calidad, clase o condición). [ 2 ] The term castizo applied to the offspring of a union of a Spaniard and a mestiza (offspring of a Spaniard and an indigenous woman); that is, someone who is of three-quarters Spanish and one-quarter Amerindian ancestry.
Cholos pescadores ('cholo fishermen', sg. cholo pescador) are a social group that live in Ecuador's Guayas and Manabí provinces. They are descended from Hispanicized indigenous coastal peoples, which were wiped out as political entities during the colonial era, but maintained a separate identity. Today, cholos pescadores continue to engage in ...
Chaubandi Cholo is a type of traditional Nepali women's clothing. [1] It is often cotton in a red or white geometric print, but can differ between regional cultures. [2] Traditionally, parents and maternal uncles give a set of traditional clothes (sari or Guniu-Cholo) to girls before they