cafiche

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈfit͡ʃe/ [kaˈfi.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -itʃe Syllabification: ca‧fi‧che === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Lunfardo cafisho, of disputed origin. Maybe from the Italian stoccafisso (“catfish, lanky”), or catfish, a slang term they used to refer to cargoes from the trade; compare the Spanish equivalent macarra, of analogous origin ==== Noun ==== cafiche m (plural cafiches) (colloquial, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Argentina) pimp Synonyms: cafisho, cafishio, cafiolo, (Argentina, Uruguay) cafisio, (Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay) caficho (colloquial, Chile, Argentina, Peru) sponger, freeloader (especially of women) Synonyms: gorrón, estafeta ==== Noun ==== cafiche m or f by sense (plural cafiches) (colloquial, Chile) pimp ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cafiche inflection of cafichar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cafiche”, 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