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The most common way to refer to a pimp in Spanish is by using the term chulo as a noun. In some countries, chulo can be used as an adjective somewhat equivalent to "cool" ( Ese hombre es un chulo = "That man is a pimp" versus Ese libro es chulo = "That book is cool").
In the Philippines, the term mestizo was used to refer to a person with mixed native and either Spanish or Chinese ancestry during the Spanish colonial period (1565–1898). It was a legal classification and played an important part in the colonial taxation system as well as social status.
(U.S.) racial slur that gained popularity in early 2006. It denotes a person with dark skin. Derka Derka (U.S.) person or terrorist of Middle Eastern descent. Term originates from the movie Team America: World Police, in which the Middle Eastern terrorists constantly speak in exaggerated gibberish based around the phrase 'Derka Derka' Desert nigger
In the Philippines, which historically had almost no contact with the Atlantic slave trade, the Spanish-derived term negro (feminine negra) is still commonly used to refer to black people, as well as to people with dark-colored skin (both native and foreign). As in Spanish usage, it has no negative connotations when referring to black people ...
Cholo (Spanish pronunciation:) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
The word Negrito, the Spanish diminutive of negro, is used to mean "little black person."This usage was coined by 16th-century Spanish missionaries operating in the Philippines, and was borrowed by other European travellers and colonialists across Austronesia to label various peoples perceived as sharing relatively small physical stature and dark skin. [1]
In discourses and investigations regarding problematics such as racism, it has opted for splitting Mexicans into "light-skinned Mexicans" and "dark-skinned Mexicans" rather than "White Mexicans" and "Mestizo Mexicans" albeit it must be considered that in Mexican society, the terms "Light complexion/skin" and "White complexion/skin" are synonyms ...
Pelado: its use is similar to the previous term, naco. [56] Indio: term used primarily by light-skinned Mexicans to refer disparagingly to a dark, indigenous, or low-income person. [57] Gringo: a term used widely in Latin-American to refer to foreigners, especially those from the USA. Its usage originates from describing speakers of European ...