huachafo
Spanish, adjective/w̝aˈt͡ʃafo/
huachafo is spelled H-U-A-C-H-A-F-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written Spanish, the 265,703rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huachafo is a Spanish adjective meaning “huachafo (of or relating to a person or object resulting from poor taste, not fashionable, bad personal manners or bad habits)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que presume de ser fino y elegante sin serlo”.
What does huachafo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slanghuachafo (of or relating to a person or object resulting from poor taste, not fashionable, bad personal manners or bad habits)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona que presume de ser fino y elegante sin serlo. 2. Persona vulgar o con mal gusto patente.
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 huachafo
- huachafa feminine
- huachafos masculine plural
- huachafas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huachafo?
- /w̝aˈt͡ʃafo/
- [w̝aˈt͡ʃa.fo]
- [waˈt͡ʃafo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to huachafo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is huachafo in Spanish?
huachafo appears about once in every 58 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).