cahuín
Spanish, noun/kaˈwin/
cahuín is spelled C-A-H-U-Í-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish, the 257,601st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cahuín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mess, disorder, confusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre de diversas ceremonias entre los mapuches, para celebrar alianzas o acontecimientos sociales”.
What does cahuín mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemess, disorder, confusion
- 2
masculineintrigue, machination
- 3
masculinegossip (usually evil-minded)
- 4
masculineparty, raucous gathering.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bebida alcohólica de los antiguos mapuches, hecha a base de maíz fermentado. 2. Nombre de diversas ceremonias entre los mapuches, para celebrar alianzas o acontecimientos sociales. 3. Borrachera entre los indígenas. 4. Jaleo, situación de enredo y alboroto.
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 cahuín
- cahuines plural
- cagüín alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cahuín?
- /kaˈwin/
- [kaˈwĩn]
- /kaˈɡwin/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cahuín
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cahuín in Spanish?
cahuín appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).