wachoj

Guerrero Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacho, from Quechua wakcha (“poor person; orphan”).

Noun

wachoj

1. soldier
2. police officer

References

• Aburto, Pascual, Mason P., David (2005) Vocabulario comparativo del náhuatl de Guerrero y del náhuatl de Tlamacazapa‎^[1] (in Spanish), draft edition, page 170

Tlamacazapa Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacho, from Quechua wakcha (“poor person; orphan”).

Noun

wachoj

1. soldier
2. police officer

References

• Aburto, Pascual, Mason P., David (2005) Vocabulario comparativo del náhuatl de Guerrero y del náhuatl de Tlamacazapa‎^[2] (in Spanish), draft edition, page 170