achís
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃis/ [aˈt͡ʃis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: a‧chís
- Homophone: hachís
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
¡achís!
Further reading
- “achís”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Etymology 2
Contraction of ¡ah, chingados! (“ah, damn it!”).
Interjection
¡achís!
- (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) damn!
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
From Nahuatl ashisha (“to pee”).
Noun
achís m (plural achises)
- (colloquial, now rare, El Salvador) piss
Further reading
- “¡achís!”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “achís”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010