alcahuete

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alqawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād, “pimp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈwete/ [al.kaˈwe.t̪e]

Noun

alcahuete m (plural alcahuetes, feminine alcahueta, feminine plural alcahuetas)

1. gossip (person)
2. go-between, matchmaker
3. pimp (prostitution solicitor)
4. panderer, sycophant, ingratiator
5. enabler
6. drop curtain

Synonyms

• (gossip): chismoso, cotilla
• (pimp): cabrón, cafiche, chulo, proxeneta, rufián

Derived terms

• alcahuetear
• alcahuetería

Further reading

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