vato

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

a guy, especially a friend

Collocates hyna⁶, loco⁵, cholo⁴, blood², -ass, 44, 619, barrio, burn, corner, dog, fade, feel, front, H-town, hard, holla at, holmes, loco, loco, pack, parlay, playa-made, play, pop, re-up, rider, roll out, steelo, yo, bout, bank, loc'd out

Domains Spanish

Synonyms cholo

Related concepts ese, gangsta, raza

Timeline

1990-03-05 Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. "Psyko Funk" [New Funky Nation]
It's Psyklone, vato
1990-07-10 Kid Frost "La Raza" [Hispanic Causing Panic]
Vatos, cholos, you call us what you will
1991-08-19 Cypress Hill "Latin Lingo" [Cypress Hill]
Vato wouldn't know me, along with the heinas

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