Masculine
joto
Meaning
- (Honduras, Mexico, derogatory, masculine, vulgar) gay (male homosexual)
- (masculine) joker
- (broadly, masculine) jack
Synonyms
julay
jack
paquete o bulto pequeño
Translations
pédé
flikker
bicha
finocchio
Schwuchtel
ibne
maricaHyphenated as
jo‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxoto/
Etymology
Unknown, maybe from choto; also proposed from jota, Spanish name of letter j, because of mocking, festive aspect of the joker card figure applied to some gay males. Another version is that gay and queer men were held in the J bay of the Lecumberri prison in Mexico City (J is pronounced "jota" in Spanish).
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