achichincle

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === achichinque, achichintle === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchichinqui, from ātl (“water”) + chichinqui (“sucker, sucking”), the original sense was that of a mine operator which oversaw the contention of underground water in mineshafts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈt͡ʃinkle/ [a.t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃĩŋ.kle] Rhymes: -inkle Syllabification: a‧chi‧chin‧cle === Noun === achichincle m or f by sense (plural achichincles) (derogatory, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) minion, servant === Further reading === “achichincle”, 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