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el valluco
What does el valluco mean?
The four-county chunk of Texas hugging the Rio Grande — Brownsville, McAllen, Harlingen, Edinburg. Said with hometown pride and a little swagger; it's not just a place, it's a culture.
"We drove down to El Valluco for Easter — tacos, the beach, primos everywhere."
Origin
From 'valley' fused with a pachuco-style '-uco' suffix, a Caló-flavoured rebrand of the RGV.
Frequently asked questions
What does El Valluco mean?
El Valluco is a nickname for the Rio Grande Valley, the deep South Texas region along the Mexico border.
How do you use El Valluco in a sentence?
"I grew up in El Valluco, right near the border."
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