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[โ€“] Transcendant@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's a reference to a subculture, not an ethnicity. Though most cholos are probably hispanic, being a 'cholo' isn't down to your racial genetics, it's a subculture.

[โ€“] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It meant someone who has indigenous ancestry.. ie, a racial term, since there are many American indigenous ethnicities.

You could argue it doesn't mean that anymore, but do you often hear it being applied to non-Hispanic people?