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.

Further reading

• “cachaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28