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rasquache

/ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/

rasquache adjective: having or relating to a do-it-yourself attitude in Chicano culture; able to make something from nothing, or make do with the resources at hand.

Adjective

rasquache (comparative more rasquache, superlative most rasquache)

  1. (US) Having or relating to a do-it-yourself attitude in Chicano culture; able to make something from nothing, or make do with the resources at hand.

Forms of rasquache

comparativemore rasquache
superlativemost rasquache

Origin of rasquache

From Mexican Spanish rascuache (“poor, coarse or vulgar”).

Questions about rasquache

What does rasquache mean?
Rasquache means having or relating to a do-it-yourself attitude in Chicano culture; able to make something from nothing, or make do with the resources at hand.
What part of speech is rasquache?
Rasquache is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rasquache?
Rasquache is pronounced /ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/.

Words near rasquache in the dictionary

  1. Rasputin
  2. Rasputinesque
  3. Rasputinian
  4. Rasputins
  5. raspy
  6. rasquache
  7. rASRM
  8. rass el hanout
  9. Rassau
  10. rassclaat
  11. rassclaats

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