alcahuete
go-between in illicit love affairs, procurer; a gossippersona que facilita relaciones amorosas ilícitas; chismoso
Comes from Arabic
القَوَّاد
al-qawwād
“the one who leads; the procurer”«el que conduce; el proxeneta»
Arabic today says
قَوَّاد
qawwād
And it still does
Root
ق و د
q-w-d
The article
Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.
The story
It comes from qāda, "to lead", the same root as alcaide (al-qāʾid, the one in command): one leads troops, the other lovers.Viene de qāda, «conducir», la misma raíz que alcaide (al-qāʾid, el que manda): uno conduce tropas, el otro amantes.
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