cachetón
/kat͡ʃeton/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'sweet cheeks' is translated into Spanish as cachetón.
The term is used to describe someone who has plump or rounded cheeks.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form cachetón changes to the feminine cachetona when referring to a female. To refer to multiple people with large cheeks, use the plural form cachetones.
How do you pronounce it?
/katʃeton/
Did you know?
- While cachetón describes a person, the word cachete in many Latin American countries can also refer to the buttocks.
- While 'cachete' is a common word for 'cheek' in many Latin American countries, in Spain, the word 'cachete' can also be used as a slang term for a slap or a smack to the face.
- The suffix -ón in cachetón is an augmentative, which is used in Spanish to exaggerate a quality or size.
Examples in context
- Mira qué cachetón es tu hijo.Look how plump-cheeked your son is.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are looking at a photo of a baby.
- DanielMira este bebé, es muy cachetón.Look at this baby, he has such plump cheeks.
- ElenaSí, tiene los mofletes muy grandes.Yes, he has very big cheeks.
- DanielDan ganas de apretarle ese cachetón.It makes you want to squeeze those sweet cheeks.
- ElenaEs lo más tierno del mundo.It is the cutest thing in the world.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry cachetón, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cachetón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
