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tacuche
What does tacuche mean?
A zoot suit — the iconic Pachuco fit with the long jacket, wide shoulders, baggy pegged trousers and a watch chain swinging to the knee.
"His grandpa's old tacuche still hangs in the closet, sharp as the day he wore it."
Origin
Pachuco Caló of the 1940s — the word for a zoot suit, the high-waisted, wide-shouldered, drape-cut suit worn by Mexican-American youth in LA during the Zoot Suit Riots era. Still used to mean any sharp formal getup.
Frequently asked questions
What does tacuche mean?
It means a suit of clothes, and historically it referred to the Pachuco zoot suit.
Where does the word tacuche come from?
It comes from Chicano Pachuco Caló, with roots traced to the Nahuatl word 'tacatl' relating to cloth.
How do you use tacuche?
Use it for a suit, as in 'Se puso el tacuche para el baile' (He put on his suit for the dance).
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