cahuín
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Mapudungun kawiñ (“party”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcahuín m (plural cahuines)
- (Chile) mess, disorder, confusion
- (Chile) intrigue, machination
- (Chile) gossip (usually evil-minded)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “cahuín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014