pochismo

noun

po·​chis·​mo

pōˈchēz(ˌ)mō

plural -s

1

: a term of U.S. origin borrowed into Mexican Spanish and used along the border between the U.S. and Mexico especially by U.S.-born Mexicans

not a single pochismo has added to the beauty of our Spanish language

—F. G. Beraza

2

: a vocabulary consisting of pochismos

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from poche, pocho U.S. resident of Mexican origin (probably from Spanish pocho discolored) + Spanish -ismo -ism

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