Ruca

No, as I said, ruca is widely used to mean chicks and, especially girlfriends. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Maybe this is an answer for the word ruca where you live? ❋ Unknown (2002)

At the border, and in Chicano culture, the use of "ruca" to mean "old lady" or "chick" is unescapable. ❋ Unknown (2002)

In fact, it's pretty widely known in Mexico that ruca does NOT refer just to older women, but to chicks in general, especially girl friends. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Ruco and ruca mean "old man" and "old woman", these words never refer to young people. ❋ Unknown (2002)

En cuanto a ruca, se aplica a mujeres de mayor edad, y torta siento que se refiere a una mujer con la que uno tiene cierta relación de más intimidad: mi torta, mi mujer, mi novia. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Apart from that, depending on the context, ruco and ruca may be considered rude and even derogatory. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Since you know that "vieja" refers to "chicks" or "old lady" in the conjugal sense, your quoting of ruca = vieja sort of makes my point. ❋ Unknown (2002)

From the Diccionario breve de mexicanismos ruco, ruca. adj. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Add that to Quevedo's and a few other posters POV and it doesn't appear that ruca = novia is as widely used as you say. ❋ Unknown (2002)

It's real meaning is "vieja/viejo" so, "es mi ruca" would mean "es mi vieja" which sounds very disrespectful, in my opinion Pay attention to some movies and novelas ... the punks and gente de menos categoria are the ones who mostly seem to use it. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Each indicated that ruca would not be a polite expression for a lady for whom you had respect. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And his ruca grabs the morrito and holds him and shakes her head and says, ‘NO, WE DON’T KNOW YOU!’ all panickeada así. ❋ Gregory Boyle (2010)

[Waiting] for my ruca to [call]... ❋ SublimeFanLBC (2003)

Your [true love] is your ruca ❋ Bills822 (2006)

[you are] [my only] ruca. ❋ Slidic (2005)

[waiting] for my ruca. [I want that] ruca [shirt]. ❋ Jakesteezy (2008)

Andrew- [Yo man] is that girl you've been [hanging] around with your new girlfriend? Rich- No, [not yet], she's still just a ruca. ❋ Richerry Walker (2006)

"Call my ruca on the phone, let her know [I'm home alone]." Damn, my grandma just turned 75. Ya [esta] [bien] ruca. ❋ Dub44018 (2005)

[Now] she's my ruca... ❋ Cookiethewaitress (2005)

[every] [latina] is a ruca... [in her] own way ❋ Lushuzma (2005)

[Mi] ruca [marisa] y yo kicked this bitches ass, tryin to talk to [my man]. ❋ Chella (2005)

❋ VAKI5 (2003)