cacho

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See also: Cacho and cachó

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *cacclus, from *cacculus, from Latin caccabus (pot); compare Spanish cacho and Portuguese caco (piece of pottery).

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. fragment, piece, portion, bit
    Synonyms: anaco, pedazo, porción, trisco
  2. moment
    Synonyms: bocado, momento
  3. hopscotch
    Synonyms: mariola, peletre
  4. boiled potato
    Synonym: cachelo
Derived terms

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: cunca
  2. holed bowl used for roasting chestnuts
  3. shell of a crab
  4. (figurative) head
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *caplum, from Late Latin capulum (handle), from Latin capiō.

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. bunch (of grapes)
    Synonym: acio
  2. shoal (of fishes)
    Synonyms: cardume, manda
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

cacho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cachar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “cacho I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧cho

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *caplum, from Late Latin capulum (handle), from Latin capiō. Doublet of cabo. Compare Spanish cacha.

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. (collective) bunch (of fruits)
    cacho de bananasbunch of bananas
    cacho de uvasbunch of grapes
  2. lock (length of hair)
    Synonym: mecha
  3. (botany) raceme (an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis)
  4. (archaic) neck
    Synonym: pescoço
  5. (Trás-os-Montes, Beira) fragment, piece, portion, bit
    Synonyms: anaco, pedaço
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cacho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cachar
  2. first-person singular present indicative of cachir

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃo/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Syllabification: ca‧cho

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *cacclus < *cacculus, from Latin cāccabus (pot), see also Galician cacho (broken container, broken piece of a container) and Portuguese caco (piece of pottery).

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. (colloquial) piece
    Synonyms: pedazo, trozo
  2. (Latin America) horn
    Synonym: cuerno
  3. (Chile, Peru, colloquial) shit, lemon, bomb (defective, inadequate or useless item or person)
    Synonyms: maula, rollo
  4. (Chile, colloquial) nuisance, some annoying task or work
    Synonym: rollo
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cacho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cachar

Etymology 3

From Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus (whelp).

Noun

cacho m (plural cachos)

  1. chub (fish)

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