carcacha

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈkat͡ʃa/ [kaɾˈka.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: car‧ca‧cha

Noun

carcacha f (plural carcachas)

1. (colloquial) jalopy, banger (car)

Further reading

• “carcacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025