cacheira

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Galician

Cacheira curada ("cured pork head") for sale, at a fair

Etymology 1

Cacho (head) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

  1. pig head
  2. salted pork head, consumed boiled with potatoes, greens and other meats
    Synonyms: cachaza, cachola, cachucha

Etymology 2

Cachar (to slash and burn) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

  1. bonfire
Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Adjective

cacheira

  1. feminine singular of cacheiro