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Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
¡achís!
- achoo!
Further reading
Etymology 2
Contraction of ¡ah, chingados! (“ah, damn it!”).
Interjection
¡achís!
- (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) damn!
Etymology 3
From Nahuatl ashisha (“to pee”).
Noun
achís m (plural achises)
- (colloquial, now rare, El Salvador) piss
Further reading
- “¡achís!” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
- “achís” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010