Is 'loco' English, or is it actually Spanish (Mexico)?

'Loco' is a word borrowed from Spanish (Mexico) 'loco'. The word entered the English language some time around 1844.

loco [noun] [1844]

• locoweed
• locoism

See 'loco' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Spanish (Mexico).

Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, crazy

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