Street
frajo
What does frajo mean?
A cigarette. Old-school Chicano street word for a smoke — the kind you bum off the homie outside the liquor store.
"Ay carnal, spot me a frajo real quick."
Origin
Pachuco Caló — Mexican-American slang for a cigarette, dating from the 1940s zoot-suit era and still used in older Chicano slang and lowrider scenes.
Frequently asked questions
What does frajo mean?
It means a cigarette in Chicano Caló. '¿Me regalas un frajo?' is asking someone to spare a smoke.
Where does frajo come from?
It comes from Chicano Pachuco Caló, the street slang of Mexican-American zoot-suit culture.
How do you use frajo?
Use it casually to refer to a cigarette, the way English speakers might say 'a smoke' or 'a cig'.
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