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Etymology

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From Old Italian populaccio (modern Italian popolaccio), pejorative of Latin popŭlus (people, group of people).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧pu‧la‧cho

Noun

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populacho m (plural populachos)

  1. (derogatory) mob, plebs, crowd, hoi polloi, the masses
    Synonym: chusma

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old Italian populaccio (modern Italian popolaccio), pejorative of Latin popŭlus (people, group of people).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /popuˈlat͡ʃo/ [po.puˈla.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Syllabification: po‧pu‧la‧cho

Noun

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populacho m (plural populachos)

  1. (derogatory) mob, plebs, crowd, hoi polloi, the masses
    Synonym: chusma

Further reading

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