cucaña

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cuccagna.

Noun

cucaña f (plural cucañas)

1. greasy pole (party game of climbing or walking on a slippery pole)
2. piece of cake (easy task)
3. bargain

Derived terms

• cucañero

 

Further reading

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