gachupín

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡat͡ʃuˈpin/ [ɡa.t͡ʃuˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ga‧chu‧pín

Noun

gachupín m (plural gachupines)

1. (Mexico, offensive, derogatory) Spaniard

Descendants

• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: cachopi

Further reading

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