cacho
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃo/ [ˈkɑ.t͡ʃʊ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#CACHO
- Rhymes: -atʃoCategory:Rhymes:Galician/atʃo#CACHOCategory:Rhymes:Galician/atʃo/2 syllables#CACHO
- Hyphenation: ca‧cho
Etymology 1
Probably from a Vulgar LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CACHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CACHO *cacclus, from *cacculus, from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#CACHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#CACHO caccabus (“pot”); compare Spanish cacho and Portuguese caco (“piece of pottery”).[1]
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Galician lemmas#CACHOCategory:Galician nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Galician masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
Derived terms
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Galician lemmas#CACHOCategory:Galician nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Galician masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Vulgar LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CACHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CACHO *caplum, from Late LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Late Latin#CACHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Late Latin#CACHO capulum (“handle”), from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#CACHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#CACHO capiō.
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Galician lemmas#CACHOCategory:Galician nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Galician masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
cachoCategory:Galician non-lemma forms#CACHOCategory:Galician verb forms#CACHOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
References
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cacho”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacho”, 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), “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
- “cacho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “cacho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
- ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “cacho I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃuCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aʃu#CACHOCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/aʃu/2 syllables#CACHOCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/at͡ʃu#CACHOCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/at͡ʃu/2 syllables#CACHO
- Hyphenation: ca‧cho
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CACHOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CACHO *caplum, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#CACHOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#CACHO capulum (“handle”), from capiō (“to take”) + -ulum (instrument-forming suffix). Doublet of caboCategory:Portuguese doublets#CACHO. Compare Spanish cacha.
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CACHOCategory:Portuguese nouns#CACHOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
- (collectiveCategory:Portuguese collective nouns#CACHO) bunch (of fruits)
- cacho de bananas ― bunch of bananasCategory:Portuguese terms with usage examples#CACHO
- cacho de uvas ― bunch of grapesCategory:Portuguese terms with usage examples#CACHO
- lock (length of hair)
- Synonym: mecha
- (botanyCategory:pt:Botany#CACHO) raceme (an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis)
- (archaicCategory:Portuguese terms with archaic senses#CACHO) neck
- Synonym: pescoço
- (Trás-os-MontesCategory:Transmontane Portuguese#CACHO, BeiraCategory:Beirão Portuguese#CACHO) fragment, piece, portion, bit
Derived terms
Descendants
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cachoCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#CACHOCategory:Portuguese verb forms#CACHOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
Further reading
- “cacho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cacho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃo/ [ˈka.t͡ʃo]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CACHOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CACHO
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#CACHOAudio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -atʃoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/atʃo#CACHOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/atʃo/2 syllables#CACHO
- Syllabification: ca‧cho
Etymology 1
Probably from a Vulgar LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CACHOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CACHO *cacclus < *cacculus, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#CACHOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CACHO cāccabus (“pot”), see also Galician cacho (“broken container, broken piece of a container”) and Portuguese caco (“piece of pottery”). Compare also Italian cacchio.
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Spanish lemmas#CACHOCategory:Spanish nouns#CACHOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
- (colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#CACHO) piece
- (Latin AmericaCategory:Latin American Spanish#CACHO) horn
- Synonym: cuerno
- (ChileCategory:Chilean Spanish#CACHO, PeruCategory:Peruvian Spanish#CACHO, colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#CACHO) shit, lemon, bomb (defective, inadequate or useless item or person)
- (ChileCategory:Chilean Spanish#CACHO, colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#CACHO) nuisance, some annoying task or work
- Synonym: rollo
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: kachu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cachoCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#CACHOCategory:Spanish verb forms#CACHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
Etymology 3
Inherited from Vulgar LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CACHOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CACHO *cattulus, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#CACHOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CACHO catulus (“whelp”).
Noun
cacho m (plural cachos)Category:Spanish lemmas#CACHOCategory:Spanish nouns#CACHOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CACHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CACHOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CACHOCategory:Pages with entries#CACHOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#CACHO
- chub (fish)
Further reading
- “cacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “cacho”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea