cahuín

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cagüín

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mapudungun kawiñ (“party”)

Noun

cahuín m (plural cahuines)

1. (Chile) mess, disorder, confusion
2. (Chile) intrigue, machination
3. (Chile) gossip (usually evil-minded)

Synonyms

• (intrigue): intriga, enredo, embuste, grupo
• (mess): lío, embrollo, follón
• (gossip): chisme, pelambre

Derived terms

• cahuinero