cachetero

Spanish

Etymology

From cachete +‎ -ero.

Noun

cachetero m (plural cacheteros)

1. (bullfighting) a short knife used to kill a bull
2. (bullfighting) a bullfighter, especially a subordinate, who kills the bull which such a knife
3. (some parts of South America) thong (underwear)

Further reading

• “cachetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014