vato

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vato

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From Spanish vato, ultimately from chivato. Term is mostly used by people from northwest Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California).

noun vatos

A Hispanic youth; a guy; a dude. Say sergeant, my primo from Osten is over there. A real crazy vato, man.

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"vato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vato. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vato

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"vato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vato.

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@misc{vato_2026,
  title = {vato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}