cholo

1. of mixed indigenous and European or mestizo descent (derogatory)
2. uncultured, poorly educated (Mexico, colloquial, derogatory)
3. (of an Amerindian) adopting Western customs and norms (Mexico)
4. in bad taste, offensive (colloquial)
5. ripped, with defined muscles (colloquial) · Mi hijo ya se está poniendo cholo ahora que va al gimnasio. My son is getting ripped now that he goes to the gym.
6. skillful (especially in a sport, but also figuratively in a dancing style, chess or a science) (colloquial) · Sí, él es bien cholo en taekwondo. Ha estado yendo cuatro días a la semana por años. Yes, he's pretty good in taekwondo. He's been going four days a week for years.

Feminine chola · Masculine plural cholos · Feminine plural cholas