cafiche

See also: cafiché

Spanish

Etymology

From Lunfardo cafisho, possibly derived from stockfish of caftán.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈfit͡ʃe/

Noun

cafiche m (plural cafiches)

(colloquial, Chile, Argentina, Peru) pimp
(colloquial, Chile, Argentina, Peru) sponger, freeloader (especially of women)

Synonyms

cafisho, cafishio, cafiolo, cafisio (Argentina, Uruguay)
caficho (Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay)
(freeloader): gorrón, estafeta

Related terms

cafichar, cafichear

Further reading

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

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