What does «cachumba» mean in Spanish?
- Compound plant, its flower has strands like saffron, used in the Philippines instead of saffron. It is of the same genus as safflower. It is also used to dye fabrics yellow.
- Smoking pipe.
♦ Used in: Spain - Expression of joy and celebration.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Uruguay - Container for holding a liquid.
Examples of use in Spanish: "bebamos, pero cada uno de su cachumba".
- Mumps or inflammation of the carotid artery.