cacharela

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Galician

Cacharelas ("bonfires") are lit and jump over during Saint John's Eve in Galicia

Etymology

From cachada +‎ -ela, from cachar (burn and slash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat͡ʃaˈɾɛla̝/

Noun

cacharela f (plural cacharelas)

  1. bonfire
    Synonyms: cacheira, fogueira, lumarada

Derived terms

References

  • cacharela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cacharela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.