vato
vato noun: a Hispanic youth; a guy; a dude.
Noun
vato (plural vatos)
- A Hispanic youth; a guy; a dude.
- Say sergeant, my primo from Osten is over there. A real crazy vato, man.1976, Christopher Press (publisher), Caracol, Volumes 3-4
- Its 20-page portfolio of stills from the music-video director Mark Romanek functions as a virtual swipe book of contemporary style idioms: cowboys, aliens, vatos, Janet Jackson and Madonna.1998 February 22, Guy Trebay, “Uprising the Indie”, in The New York Times Magazine
Forms of vato
| plural | vatos |
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Origin of vato
From Spanish vato, ultimately from chivato. Term is mostly used by people from northwest Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California).
Questions about vato
- What does vato mean?
- Vato means a Hispanic youth; a guy; a dude.
- What part of speech is vato?
- Vato is a noun.
- What is the plural of vato?
- The plural of vato is vatos.
Words near vato in the dictionary
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