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"Cachetes" is a form of "cachetes", a plural noun which is often translated as "bottom". "Culo" is a noun which is often translated as "butt". Learn more about the difference between "cachetes" and "culo" below.
los cachetes(
kah
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cheh
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tehs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (buttocks) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bottom
Me resbalé en el hielo y aterricé sobre mis cachetes.I slipped on ice and landed on my bottom.
b. butt (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Con ese vestido se le marcan mucho los cachetes.That dress makes her butt appear so big.
c. bum (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿No te duelen los cachetes de estar todo el día sentado?Doesn't your bum hurt from sitting all day?
el cachete
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. cheek
Pensé que me iba a besar en la boca, pero me besó en el cachete.I thought she was going to kiss me on the lips, but she kissed my cheek.
b. chubby cheek (plump)
Quiero tirar de los cachetes de tu bebé; ¡son adorables!I want to pinch your baby's chubby cheeks; they are adorable!
3. (colloquial) (buttock) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cheek
Por suerte, el perro le mordió solo en el cachete; aunque ahora no se puede sentar.Luckily, the dog only bit him on the cheek; although now he can't sit down.
b. butt cheek (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Tiene un tatuaje en el cachete derecho.She has a tattoo on her right butt cheek.
c. bum cheek (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Cómo te atreves a pellizcarme el cachete!How dare you pinch my bum cheek!
4. (colloquial) (smack) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
el culo(
koo
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loh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. butt (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Ay! Estaba sentado en la hierba y ahora tengo el culo todo mojado.Oh man! I was sitting on the grass, and now my butt's all wet.
b. bum (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Con el culo que tengo, no hay manera de que me meta en esos vaqueros.There's no way I'm getting into those jeans with my bum.
d. backside (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No prestaba atención y se cayó de culo.He wasn't paying attention, and he fell on his backside.
e. ass (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
El camarero le dio una patada en el culo y lo echó del bar.The bartender gave him a kick in the ass and threw him out of the bar.
f. arse (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No tenemos todo el día. ¡Mueve el culo!We haven't got all day. Move your arse!
g. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Cuando se dobló, se le cayeron los pantalones y, literalmente, se le veía el culo.When he bent over, his pants fell down, and you could literally see his asshole.
h. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Estaba tan enfadada que su cara se puso tan morada como el culo de un babuino.She was so mad, her face turned as purple as a baboon's arsehole.
a. bottom
Me llevé una sorpresa cuando al terminar mi refresco, vi una mosca en el culo del vaso.I had quite a shock when I finished my soda and saw a fly at the bottom of the glass.
