alcahuete
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic القَوَّاد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād, “pimp”). Cognate with Portuguese alcaguete.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcahuete m (plural alcahuetes, feminine alcahueta, feminine plural alcahuetas)
- gossip (person)
- go-between, matchmaker
- pimp (prostitution solicitor)
- panderer, sycophant, ingratiator
- enabler
- drop curtain
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “alcahuete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014