cachondo

Spanish

Etymology

From cacho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃondo/ [kaˈt͡ʃõn̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Syllabification: ca‧chon‧do

Adjective

cachondo (feminine cachonda, masculine plural cachondos, feminine plural cachondas)

  1. (zoology) in heat, in rut
    Synonym: en celo
  2. (vulgar) sexy, horny, randy
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 78:
      Me muevo un poco debajo de ella, para que se dé cuenta de que estoy cachondo. —¿Estás excitado? —me murmura al oído.
      I move a bit under her, so that she notices that I'm horny. "Are you aroused?" she murmurs in my ear.
  3. (colloquial) funny, amusing, comic
    Synonyms: burlón, divertido

Noun

cachondo m (plural cachondos, feminine cachonda, feminine plural cachondas)

  1. (vulgar) horny, libidinous person
  2. (colloquial) joker
    Synonyms: burlón, bromista

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