cachete
Spanish to English
cachetes
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).
¿No te duelen los cachetes de estar todo el día sentado?Doesn't your bum hurt from sitting all day?
cachete
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (side of the face)
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).
¡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
cacheteNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (moflete)
a. chubby cheek
2. (bofetada)
a. slap
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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