cahuín
Spanish
Alternative forms
- cagüín
Etymology
From Mapudungun kawiñ (“party”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈwin/ [kaˈwĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: ca‧huín
Noun
cahuín m (plural cahuines)
- (Chile) mess, disorder, confusion
- Synonyms: lío, embrollo, follón
- (Chile) intrigue, machination
- Synonyms: intriga, enredo, embuste, grupo
- (Chile) gossip (usually evil-minded)
- Synonyms: chisme, pelambre
Derived terms
- cahuinero
Further reading
- “cahuín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014