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cachuelero: native or inhabitant of Cachuela Esperanza (usually male)
cachuma: Solanum muricatum
cachumbambé: see-saw
cachurear: to rummage around in junk
cachureco: crooked, twisted; deformed
cachureo: junk (collectively); piece of junk
cachái: a question tag that adds emphasis to what was just said.
caché: cachet, elegance, pompousness
caché: cache (a fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium)
cachín: An ulcerative condition.
cachón: cuttlefish
cacicada: abuse of authority
cacicato: chieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority); chieftainship (area ruled by a chieftain)
cacicatura: chieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority)
cacicazgo: chieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority); chieftainship (area ruled by a chieftain)
cacique: chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe); powerful person, fat cat; cacique (bird)
cacique veranero: Baltimore oriole
caciquear: to throw one's weight around; to boss about
caciquil: chieftain, cacique; tyrannical
caciquismo: the power or influence of a chieftain; interference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined
cacle: a type of leather sandal traditionally worn in Mexico; shoe (any kind of footwear)
caco: thief
cacodemonio: cacodemon
cacofonía: cacophony
cacofónico: cacophonous
cacografía: cacography
cacombra: cucumber
cacomite: tiger flower
cacomixtle: ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus)
cacona: a kind of turquoise ornament worn by the Zuni people.
cacorro: a homosexual
cacto: cactus
cactus órgano: Mexican fencepost cactus, Lophocereus marginatus
cactáceo: cactaceous
cacumen: acumen; peak; summit
cacán: Cacán
cacó: lesser capybara
cada: every time
cada X tiempo: every so often; every now and again
cada cual: everyone; each person
cada dos por tres: frequently, all the time
cada hijo de vecino: every Tom, Dick and Harry (anybody or everybody; random or unknown people)
cada hora: all the time; every waking hour
cada loco con su tema: each to their own
cada maestrillo tiene su librillo: there are many ways to skin a cat
cada mochuelo a su olivo: it's time to put things away; it's time for everyone to go to their own home
cada muerte de obispo: once in a blue moon (very rarely)
cada muerte de un judío: very rarely; almost never; once in a blue moon
cada palo que aguante su vela: every man for himself
cada que: every time, whenever
cada quien: everyone; each person
cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas: there's more than one way to skin a cat
cada tercer día: every other day
cada uno: each, each one
cada uno tiene lo que se merece: every man is the architect of his own fortune
cada vez: every time; more and more, increasingly
cada vez más: increasingly, more and more
cadahalso: scaffold
cadalso: scaffold (elevated platform on which a criminal is executed); a platform for bad news
cadaverina: cadaverine