cachivache

Spanish

Etymology

From cacho (“piece”), with reduplication.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃiˈbat͡ʃe/ [ka.t͡ʃiˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: ca‧chi‧va‧che

Noun

cachivache m (plural cachivaches)

1. junk, piece of junk

   Synonym: cacharro

   tienda de cachivaches ― junk shop

Further reading

• “cachivache”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10