What does alcahuete in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word alcahuete in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alcahuete in Spanish.

The word alcahuete in Spanish means matchmaker, softy, gossip, gossiper, draw curtain, drop curtain. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alcahuete

matchmaker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de una relación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tía de Andrés es la alcahueta de ellos dos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. They were able to be reunited with the help of a go-between.

softy

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (desaprobación (persona permisiva) (informal: permissive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Claudia le pide permiso para salir al papá porque sabe que es un alcahuete.
She asks her father for permission because she knows he's a softy.

gossip, gossiper

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona chismosa) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me pregunto con qué chisme anda ahora la alcahueta del barrio.
I wonder what rumor the town gossip is spreading now.

draw curtain, drop curtain

nombre masculino (telón corto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El alcahuete indica que el entreacto será corto.
The drop curtain tells you that the intermission will be short.

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