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cholo

Also spelled: chola · cholito

What does cholo mean?

A person of indigenous or rural-interior features. Some use it affectionately as a regional label (el cholo coclesano, el cholo de Veraguas) and some use it as racial contempt; tone and speaker decide which.

Example

Victoriano Lorenzo, "el Cholo", fought in the Thousand Days' War.Victoriano Lorenzo, "el Cholo", peleó en la Guerra de los Mil Días.

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interioranoVictoriano Lorenzo

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