cachanilla
Spanish, noun/kat͡ʃaˈniʝa/
cachanilla is spelled C-A-C-H-A-N-I-L-L-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 210,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cachanilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “arrowweed, Pluchea sericea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre de una planta silvestre de fresco aroma, abundante en el desierto de Vizcaíno en Baja California y…”.
What does cachanilla mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof, from or relating to the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
noun
- 1
femininearrowweed, Pluchea sericea
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre de una planta silvestre de fresco aroma, abundante en el desierto de Vizcaíno en Baja California y Altar en Sonora.
adjective: 1. Se dice de los habitantes del Municipio de Mexicali. 2. Propio o relativo al Municipio de Mexicali.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cachanilla
- cachanillas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cachanilla?
- /kat͡ʃaˈniʝa/
- [ka.t͡ʃaˈni.ʝa]
- [kat͡ʃaˈniʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cachanilla in Spanish?
cachanilla appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).