cachear

to frisk

cachear(kah-cheh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to do a body search of)

a. to frisk

El detector de metales pitó cuando entré en el edificio, y por eso los guardas jurados me cachearon.

The metal detector beeped when I entered the building, and so the security guards frisked me.

b. to search

Cuando la policía cacheó al sospechoso encontró que llevaba un arma.

When the policewoman searched the suspect, she discovered that he was carrying a gun.

2. (bullfighting)

(Dominican Republic)

a. to gore

El toro cacheó al torero, y acabó en el hospital.

The bull gored the bullfighter, and he ended up in the hospital.

cachear

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to frisk

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cachear

transitive verb

1 (registrar) to search; frisk (for weapons)

2 (Latinoamérica) (Taur) to butt; gore

3 (Latinoamérica) (pegar) to punch; slap

4 (abrir) to split; cut open