cacho

See also: Cacho and cachó

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkat͡ʃo/ [ˈkɑ.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: ca‧cho

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

• cacharro
• cachelo
• escachar
• escacho

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

• cacharro
• Cacharrón
• cachaza
• cacheira
• cachola
• escochar

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

• ourizo cacho

Etymology 3

Verb

cacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of cachar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cacho”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “cacho 'acio'”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “cacho 'pedazo'”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “cacho (recipiente)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cacho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.t͡ʃu/

• 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 bananas ― bunch of bananas

   cacho de uvas ― bunch 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

Derived terms

• estar de cacho

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/ [ˈka.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• 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

• cacharro
• cachondo
• pillar cacho
• poner los cachos

 

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: kachu

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)

Further reading

• “cacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28