Masculine
vato
Meaning
guy; dude; boyfriend; significant other
Concepts
Synonyms
Kerl
gars
compagno
homem
züppeHyphenated as
va‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbato/
Etymology
According to the Mexican-American poet Luis Alberto Urrea, the word originated in Pachuco slang of the 1940s, and is derived from "the once-common friendly insult chivato or goat."
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