achís

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃis/ [aˈt͡ʃis] Rhymes: -is Syllabification: a‧chís Homophone: hachís === Etymology 1 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Interjection ==== ¡achís! achoo! ==== Further reading ==== “achís”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Etymology 2 === Contraction of ¡ah, chingados! (“ah, damn it!”). ==== Interjection ==== ¡achís! (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) damn! ===== Alternative forms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Nahuatl ashisha (“to pee”). ==== Noun ==== achís m (plural achises) (colloquial, now rare, El Salvador) piss ===== Further reading ===== “¡achís!”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “achís”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010