cachina

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃina/ [kaˈt͡ʃi.na]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: ca‧chi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua kachinaq

Noun

cachina f (plural cachinas)

(Peru) a kind of liquor made from must

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hopi katsina, likely via English kachina.

Noun

cachina f (plural cachinas)

(New Mexico) a kind of ceremonial doll made by the Hopi.

References

Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

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