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adolescent vs pachuco

pachuco vs adolescent

adolescent and pachuco both are nouns.

adolescent is an adjective but pachuco is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adolescent Yes Yes No No
pachuco Yes No No No
As nouns, pachuco is a hyponym of adolescent; that is, pachuco is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adolescent:
  • adolescent: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • pachuco: a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
Other hyponyms of adolescent include chebab, mod, punk, punk rocker, rocker, young buck, young man.
adolescent (noun) pachuco (noun)
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
adolescent (adjective) pachuco (adjective)
relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
in the state of development between puberty and maturity
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
being of the age 13 through 19
Difference between adolescent and pachuco

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