chachi
Spanish, adjective
chachi is spelled C-H-A-C-H-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 67,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chachi is a Spanish adjective meaning “cool, terrific” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, chachí is a different word: “any of various South American tree ferns, including species of the…”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Muy bueno, estupendo”.
What does chachi mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spaincolloquialdatedcool, terrific
noun
- 1
masculineany of various South American tree ferns, including species of the genera Cyathea (syn. Trichipteris), Alsophila (syn. Nephelea), and Dicksonia
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Muy bueno, estupendo
adverb: 1. Muy bien
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 chachi
- chanchi alternative
- chachíes plural
- chachís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is chachi in Spanish?
chachi appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).