cachimbo
Spanish, noun/kaˈt͡ʃimbo/
cachimbo is spelled C-A-C-H-I-M-B-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 147,327th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cachimbo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a lot (of); a pile (of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Baile tradicional del norte chileno, que se diferencia de la cueca tradicional en los pasos deslizados…”.
What does cachimbo mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinea lot (of); a pile (of)
¡Andá lavá ese cachimbo de trastes del lavadero ya!
noun
- 1
masculinefreshman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Baile tradicional del norte chileno, que se diferencia de la cueca tradicional en los pasos deslizados, ausencia de zapateo, el movimiento del pañuelo y la melodía. 2. En el Perú, nombre que se le da al ingresante a la universidad. Equivale al término "freshman" en inglés o "calouro" en portugués. 3. Se aplica al músico mal entrenado, que desafina o desacompasa.
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 cachimbo
- cachimbos plural
- cachimba feminine
- cachimbas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cachimbo?
- /kaˈt͡ʃimbo/
- [kaˈt͡ʃĩm.bo]
- [kaˈt͡ʃĩmbo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cachimbo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cachimbo in Spanish?
cachimbo appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).