cachaco

See also: cachaço

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃako/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: ca‧cha‧co

Adjective

cachaco (feminine cachaca, masculine plural cachacos, feminine plural cachacas)

  1. (Colombia) elegant, educated

Noun

cachaco m (plural cachacos, feminine cachaca, feminine plural cachacas)

  1. (Peru, derogatory) soldier
  2. (Puerto Rico) Spaniard
  3. (Colombia) Bogotan; bookworm, intellectual
  4. (colloquial) fop

Usage notes

In Colombia, cachaco is applied to Bogotans whose parents were also from Bogotá, as contrasted to rolo, which is used for Bogotans whose parents came from elsewhere[1].

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