cachila

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃila/ [kaˈt͡ʃi.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: ca‧chi‧la === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Likely derived from cachirla. ==== Noun ==== cachila f (plural cachilas) (Rioplatense) a small bird (possibly the long-tailed reed finch, Donacospiza albifrons), of brown color with dark streaks and yellowish throat and belly, of terrestrial habits, and that performs acrobatic flights in time of mating ==== References ==== Category:Donacospiza albifrons on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Etymology 2 === Likely in reference to the dust the cachila kicks up during its run-up before flight, like the dust the first cars (now antique) would kick up on the dirt roads of the time. ==== Noun ==== cachila f (plural cachilas) (Uruguay) An antique car, especially a veteran car from the early decades of the 1900s. A car that is old and broken down from use. === Further reading === “cachila”, 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