vato

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:53 a.m.

a guy, especially a friend

Categories Terms Of Address

Collocates hyna⁶, loco⁴, cholo³, blood², -ass, 44, barrio, burn, dog, fade, feel, H-town, holla at, holmes, loco, loco, pack, parlay, playa-made, play, pop, re-up, rider, roll out, steelo, 619, corner, front, hard, yo

Domains Spanish

Synonyms cholo

Related concepts ese, gangsta, raza

Rhymes cholos², Luciano

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 "Hole In The Head" [Cypress Hill]
There's vatos rollin out, and they're stickin up the flag

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