"chachi" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

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. Etymology templates: {{unc|es}} Uncertain, {{bor|es|rmq|chachipén|chachipén / chachipé|truth}} Caló chachipén / chachipé (“truth”) Head templates: {{es-adj|inv=1}} chachi (invariable)
  1. (colloquial, Spain) cool, terrific Wikipedia link: Winston Churchill Tags: Spain, colloquial, invariable Synonyms: guay, chanchi Derived forms: chachi piruli, chachi pistachi Related terms: cachondeo
    Sense id: en-chachi-es-adj-UeGclSD2 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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