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rasquache

/ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rasquache
IPA
/ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

American usage

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rasquache (comparative) most rasquache (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce rasquache?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɑ skwɔː t͡ʃe/.
What does rasquache mean?
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.
Where does rasquache come from?
From Mexican Spanish rascuache (“poor, coarse or vulgar”).

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