Vato
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English
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Noun
vato
- (slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A Chicano slang term for Mexican or latino youth. It may be used with intimate friends or as a derogatory reference. The English equivalent would be "man", "guy" or "dude."
- There are gang connotations with the use of this term, Vato Loco is used to describe a "crazy dude", "gangster" or "gangbanger."
- vata is the feminine form of the word.
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Malagasy
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Etymology
Common Malayo-Polynesian, compare Indonesian batu
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Noun
vato