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]

References

  1. ^ http://blogs.eltiempo.com/el-blogotazo/2006/09/22/rolo-cachaco-bogotano-mas-que-inocentes-palabras/

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