chachi

== Romani == === Adjective === chachi feminine singular of chacho == San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo == === Etymology === chcya (“tortilla”) +‎ chi (“sweet”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃa̤˧ t͡ʃi̤˩/ === Noun === chachi (plural nchachi) chilaquiles === References === Stewart, Cloyd; Stewart, Ruth D.; colaboradores amuzgos (2000), Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)‎[1] (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 33 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === chanchi === Etymology === Uncertain. Widely believed to be from Caló chachipén / chachipé (“truth”), a language spoken by the Spanish Romani. Another theory (which is presumably an urban legend) is that the term is derived from the surname of British prime minister Winston Churchill due to the quality of products coming from British-governed Gibraltar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃi/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃi] Rhymes: -atʃi Syllabification: cha‧chi === Adjective === chachi (invariable) (colloquial, originally slang, Spain, dated) cool, terrific Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === “chachi”, 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 == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχaχɪ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχaːχi/, /ˈχaχi/ === Verb === chachi aspirate mutation of cachi === Mutation ===