cachiporra

Spanish

Etymology

From cachi- (“almost”) +‎ porra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃiˈpora/ [ka.t͡ʃiˈpo.ra]
Rhymes: -ora
Syllabification: ca‧chi‧po‧rra

Adjective

cachiporra (plural cachiporras)

(Chile) boastful
Synonyms: fanfarrón, presumido

Noun

cachiporra f (plural cachiporras)

bludgeon
(Chile) swaggerer
Synonyms: fanfarrón, presumido
baton

Related terms

cachiporrearse

Further reading

“cachiporra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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