cachito

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From cacho +‎ -ito.

Noun

cachito m (plural cachitos)

  1. diminutive of cacho, small horn
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 228:
      Cuando los cachitos de la luna nueva están vueltos hacia el norte, es señal de que durante todo el período de ésta hará mal tiempo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (Rioplatense) diminutive of poco, a little bit
    Synonym: poquito

Etymology 2

Noun

  1. (familiar, Mexico) twentieth of a lottery ticket
  2. (Venezuela) a croissant-like sandwich filled with ham and/or cheese

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