chachaco

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈt͡ʃako/ [t͡ʃaˈt͡ʃa.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: cha‧cha‧co

Adjective

chachaco (feminine chachaca, masculine plural chachacos, feminine plural chachacas)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) alternative spelling of shashaco (pockmarked because of smallpox)
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador) alternative spelling of shashaco (of a surface: rough)

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