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Galician
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
Noun
chasco m (plural chascos)
- European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Synonyms: charchego, chaschás
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chasco”, 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), “chasco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chasco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -asku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃku
- Hyphenation: chas‧co
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.[1] Compare Galician chasco.
Noun
chasco m (plural chascos)
- European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish chasco (“fraud, deception”).[1]
Noun
chasco m (plural chascos)
- joke, mockery
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃasko/
- Rhymes: -asko
- Syllabification: chas‧co
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic, from chas ("sound that imitates a whip"). Compare with chascar.
Noun
chasco m (plural chascos)
- disappointment
me dio un chasco- it let me down
1862, Rafael Boira, El libro de los cuentos:Yo os aseguro que en adelante se van á llevar un chasco […]- I assure you that later on they will be disappointed
Etymology 2
Verb
chasco
- first-person singular present indicative of chascar
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