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It first emerged in the early 17th century as a term used by Spanish colonizers. "The children of these they call cholos. Cholo is a word from the Windward Islands; it means dog, not of the purebred variety, but of very disreputable origin; and the Spaniards use it for insult and vituperation."
He writes (in Spanish), "The child of a Black male and an Indian female, or of an Indian male and Black female, they call mulato and mulata. The children of these they call cholos. Cholo is a word from the Barlovento Islas [later known as Windward Islands ]; it means "dog", not of the purebred variety, but of very disreputable origin; and the ...
It does not say that cholo meant a cross between a mestizo and an Indian; it says that a cholo is a person of mixed Indian and Negro ancestry two or more generations after the mixing occurred. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hadding ( talk • contribs ) 04:25, 15 January 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
Nessel, surrounded by friends and a small dog on the restaurant's sunny patio last week, acknowledged that "El Cholo represents something." By the end of the happy-hour conversation, Nessel said ...
4. Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “free man.”It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
In a recent interview with Elle Mexico, April cover star Camila Cabello spoke on how connecting to her culture through language helps bring her back to the lighthearted moments of her youth. "When ...
[citation needed] In Colombia marica can also mean 'naive' or 'dull' you can hear sentences like "No, marica, ese marica si es mucho marica tan marica, marica", (Hey dude, that guy is such a fool faggot, boy) This often causes confusion or unintended offense among Spanish-speaking first-time visitors to Colombia.
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