noun, masculine/poˈt͡ʃismo/plural: pochismos
the state or phenomenon of being a pocho (“a Mexican who has assimilated to white US culture”); an anglicism in Spanish taken from US English
Etymology tree Spanish pocho Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish pochismo From pocho + -ismo.