cachascán

Spanish

Etymology

From English catch-as-catch-can.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat͡ʃasˈkan/ [ka.t͡ʃasˈkãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ca‧chas‧cán

Noun

cachascán m (uncountable)

  1. (Peru) freestyle wrestling
    Synonym: lucha libre
    • 2016 October 15, “Flores de criollismo”, in El Comercio:
      Lamentablemente, tampoco alcanzó la gloria en el cachascán.
      Unfortunately, neither reached glory in catch-as-catch-can.

Derived terms

  • cachascanista

Further reading

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