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