alcahuete

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alqawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد‎ (qawwād, “pimp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkaˈwete/, [alkaˈwet̪e]

Noun

alcahuete m (plural alcahuetes, feminine alcahueta, feminine plural alcahuetas)

gossip (person)
go-between, matchmaker
pimp (prostitution solicitor)
panderer, sycophant, ingratiator
enabler
drop curtain

Synonyms

(gossip): chismoso, cotilla
(pimp): cabrón, cafiche, chulo, proxeneta, rufián

Derived terms

Further reading

“alcahuete” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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