▁to ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁culture , ▁specifically ▁to ▁over se as ▁born ▁Salvador ans ▁in ▁the ▁di as por a ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁word ▁is ▁formed ▁by ▁Ang lon ization ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁letters ▁of ▁the ▁affection ate ▁dimin utive ▁hyp oc or ism ▁form ▁of ▁Salvador ▁( Sal v ita ) ▁to ▁a ▁short en ▁form ▁" Sal vi ", ▁with ▁pl ural ▁being ▁Sal vis . ▁The ▁sl ang ▁term ▁Sal vi ▁was ▁co ined ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁self - ident ification ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁wave ▁of ▁Salvador an ▁Americans ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁parents ▁who ▁had ▁escaped ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ende ar ment . ▁The ▁term ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁used ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁main stream ▁usage ▁particularly ▁among ▁younger ▁members ▁and ▁masses ▁of ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁American ▁sector . ▁The ▁term ▁Sal vi ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁positive ▁light ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁its ▁other ▁older ▁counter parts ▁and ▁prede cess ors ▁such ▁as ▁Gu an aco ▁and ▁Sal vat ru cha ▁which ▁have ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis use ▁among ▁Salvador an ▁Americans , ▁regarded ▁as ▁der og atory ▁and ▁negative . ▁The ▁term ▁C us cat le co ▁is ▁reserved ▁for ▁older ▁gener ations ▁of ▁Salvador ans , ▁specifically ▁those ▁born ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁especially ▁within ▁El ▁Salvador ▁itself ▁the ▁term ▁Gu an