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wetback

The correct spelling is wetback.

How to pronounce wetback

/wɛtbæk/
noun

IPA: /wɛtbæk/

Say it like: Wet-bak

The correct spelling is wetback. A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
  2. 2.A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.

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