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Galician
Etymology
From cacho + -arro.
Pronunciation
Noun
cacharro m (plural cacharros)
- pot
- Synonym: pota
- (familiar) long drink
- Ven, vamos tomar uns cacharros! ― Come, let's have some drinks together!
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cacharro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacharro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cacharro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cacharro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
From cacho (“piece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃaro/
- Rhymes: -aro
- Syllabification: ca‧cha‧rro
Noun
cacharro m (plural cacharros)
- pot, crock (piece of pottery)
- Synonyms: olla, marmita, vasija
- wreck (damaged or worn car or technical device)
- (derogatory) piece of junk
- Synonym: cachivache
- hickey (object whose name is unknown)
- (in the plural) crock, shard (piece of broken pottery)
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