cahuín

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cagüín

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun kawiñ (“party”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈwin/ [kaˈwĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ca‧huín

Noun

cahuín m (plural cahuines)

1. (Chile) mess, disorder, confusion

   Synonyms: lío, embrollo, follón

2. (Chile) intrigue, machination

   Synonyms: intriga, enredo, embuste, grupo

3. (Chile) gossip (usually evil-minded)

   Synonyms: chisme, pelambre

4. (Chile) party, raucous gathering.
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 18:

     El que se oigan músicas debajo de la tierra es idicio de que los Brujos están de cahuín u holgorio.

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Derived terms

• cahuinero

 

Further reading

• “cahuín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28