(especially among mexican americans) a teenage boy who is a member of a street gang. See examples of cholo used in a sentence. The term cholo is a derogatory slang term used to refer to people of latin american descent who are perceived to be gangsters or thugs.

A cholo in bolivia is the name given to a campesino (peasant, farmer) who moved to the city, and though the term was also originally derogatory, it has now become more of a symbol of indigenous รขโ‚ฌยฆ The meaning of cholo is a man or boy of mexican descent. How to use cholo in a sentence. Cholos are a subculture originating from the chicano youth (mexican-american diaspora) in california. It evolved from and was heavily influenced by the pachuco culture of the 1930s to 1950s.

It evolved from and was heavily influenced by the pachuco culture of the 1930s to 1950s.