Spanish word

huachafo

Pronunciation

IPA/waˈtʃafo/

Meaning

  • adjectivetacky

Example

La decoración se ve huachafa.

The decoration looks tacky.

Illustration for huachafo (tacky)

More examples

El vestido quedó huachafo después de la fiesta.

The dress looked tacky after the party.

Core concept

An over-the-top decorative display that looks cheap rather than elegant.

Common phrases

  • decoración huachafa

    tacky decoration

  • música huachafa

    tacky music

  • vestido huachafo

    tacky dress

Similar words

hortero: Flashy and gaudy in design, aiming for showiness at the expense of taste.
cursi: Exaggeratedly sweet or romantic in style, feeling cheap or overly staged.
cutre: Roughly made, flimsy, or rundown, with obvious signs of low quality.
vulgar: Bluntly vulgar or crude in style, giving a strong sense of bad taste.

Definition in Spanish

Califica algo que parece barato y poco elegante por exceso de adornos o colores llamativos.

Word origin

Derived from the spoken form huacha combined with the adjectival ending -fo/-fa to label a flashy, low-quality appearance, with huacha's ultimate origin unclear.

Usage tips

  • Requires gender and number agreement with the noun (huachafa for decoración, huachafos for plural items) and is best reserved for informal negative remarks.

Other meanings

  • garishadjective
  • vulgaradjective

Opposites

  • eleganteelegantadjective
  • refinadorefinedadjective

Related words

  • huachafadatacky thingnoun
  • huachafearmake tackyverb

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