pachuca

[ puh-choo-kuh; Spanish pah-choo-kah ]

/ pəˈtʃu kə; Spanish pɑˈtʃu kɑ /

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noun, plural pa·chu·cas

[puh-choo-kuhz; Spanish pah-choo-kahs]. /pəˈtʃu kəz; Spanish pɑˈtʃu kɑs/.

a teenage girl who associates closely with pachucos.

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Origin of pachuca

From Spanish (Mexico, southwestern U.S.), feminine of pachuco pachuco

Words nearby pachuca

pachinko, pachisi, Pachmann, Pachomius, pachouli, pachuca, pachuco, pachycephalosaurus, pachyderm, pachydermatous, pachymeningitis

Other definitions for pachuca (2 of 2)

Pachuca

[ pah-choo-kah ]

/ pɑˈtʃu kɑ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Hidalgo, in central Mexico: silver mines.

How to use pachuca in a sentence

During one of my recent visits to Mexico, bull fights were got up in my honor at Puebla and at Pachuca.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant
And do you really think they are going to hold up and rob the train from Pachuca?
The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz|Frank Fowler
In the meantime Adrian was flying as fast back toward Pachuca as he had been flying away from it only a few minutes before.
The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz|Frank Fowler
Without wasting more words the boys put spurs to their horses and were soon out of the basin and on their way to Pachuca.
The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz|Frank Fowler

She realized also that Pachuca for all his docility was only waiting the opportunity to turn the tables on her.
Across the Mesa|Jarvis Hall

British Dictionary definitions for pachuca

Pachuca

/ (Spanish paˈtʃuka) /

noun

a city in central Mexico, capital of Hidalgo state, in the Sierra Madre Oriental: silver mines; university (1961). Pop: 333 000 (2005 est)

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