achuchar

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.t͡ʃuˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧chu‧char

Verb

achuchar (first-person singular present achucho, first-person singular preterite achuché, past participle achuchado)

1. (colloquial, transitive) to pet, to cuddle, smooch, hug
   • 2020 July 10, “Una ministra de milagro para salvar la unidad popular”, in El País‎^[1]:

     En su primera campaña gallega como ministra de Trabajo, no hay pandemia que evite que la gente achuche a esta política comunista como si fuera de su familia.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (colloquial, transitive) to squeeze
3. (colloquial, transitive) to rush, hurry

   Synonyms: apremiar, azuzar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achuchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			achuchar
gerund			achuchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		achuchado		achuchada
		plural		achuchados		achuchadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	achucho	achuchastú achuchásvos	achucha	achuchamos	achucháis	achuchan
	imperfect	achuchaba	achuchabas	achuchaba	achuchábamos	achuchabais	achuchaban
	preterite	achuché	achuchaste	achuchó	achuchamos	achuchasteis	achucharon
	future	achucharé	achucharás	achuchará	achucharemos	achucharéis	achucharán
	conditional	achucharía	achucharías	achucharía	achucharíamos	achucharíais	achucharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	achuche	achuchestú achuchésvos2	achuche	achuchemos	achuchéis	achuchen
	imperfect (ra)	achuchara	achucharas	achuchara	achucháramos	achucharais	achucharan
	imperfect (se)	achuchase	achuchases	achuchase	achuchásemos	achuchaseis	achuchasen
	future1	achuchare	achuchares	achuchare	achucháremos	achuchareis	achucharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		achuchatú achuchávos	achuche	achuchemos	achuchad	achuchen
	negative		no achuches	no achuche	no achuchemos	no achuchéis	no achuchen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of achuchar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive achuchar
	dative	achucharme	achucharte	achucharle, achucharse	achucharnos	achucharos	achucharles, achucharse
	accusative	achucharme	achucharte	achucharlo, achucharla, achucharse	achucharnos	achucharos	achucharlos, achucharlas, achucharse
with gerund achuchando
	dative	achuchándome	achuchándote	achuchándole, achuchándose	achuchándonos	achuchándoos	achuchándoles, achuchándose
	accusative	achuchándome	achuchándote	achuchándolo, achuchándola, achuchándose	achuchándonos	achuchándoos	achuchándolos, achuchándolas, achuchándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative achucha
	dative	achúchame	achúchate	achúchale	achúchanos	not used	achúchales
	accusative	achúchame	achúchate	achúchalo, achúchala	achúchanos	not used	achúchalos, achúchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative achuchá
	dative	achuchame	achuchate	achuchale	achuchanos	not used	achuchales
	accusative	achuchame	achuchate	achuchalo, achuchala	achuchanos	not used	achuchalos, achuchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative achuche
	dative	achúcheme	not used	achúchele, achúchese	achúchenos	not used	achúcheles
	accusative	achúcheme	not used	achúchelo, achúchela, achúchese	achúchenos	not used	achúchelos, achúchelas
with first-person plural imperative achuchemos
	dative	not used	achuchémoste	achuchémosle	achuchémonos	achuchémoos	achuchémosles
	accusative	not used	achuchémoste	achuchémoslo, achuchémosla	achuchémonos	achuchémoos	achuchémoslos, achuchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative achuchad
	dative	achuchadme	not used	achuchadle	achuchadnos	achuchaos	achuchadles
	accusative	achuchadme	not used	achuchadlo, achuchadla	achuchadnos	achuchaos	achuchadlos, achuchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative achuchen
	dative	achúchenme	not used	achúchenle	achúchennos	not used	achúchenles, achúchense
	accusative	achúchenme	not used	achúchenlo, achúchenla	achúchennos	not used	achúchenlos, achúchenlas, achúchense

Derived terms

• achuchón

 

Further reading

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