cachada

Galician

Etymology 1

From cachar (“to slash and burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Adjective

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. heath

   Synonym: bouza

2. swidden

   Synonyms: estivada, roza

Derived terms

• Cachada
• Cachadas
• cacharela

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Etymology 2

From cachar (“to catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. an instance of catching or finding someone, especially of catching someone red-handed

   A súa nai entrou cando estaba no baño... Vaia cachada!

   His mother entered the bathroom when he was inside... Such a find!

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cachada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cachada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cachada”, 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), “cachada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cachada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃada/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ca‧cha‧da

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. (El Salvador, colloquial) a bargain; a beneficial proposal or offer; an advantageous purchase.

   Synonyms: ganga, oferta, propuesta

   Me encontré con una cachada en la tienda.

   I came across a bargain at the store.

   • 2018 November 20, Ana Beatriz Fernández González, “Ser mujer no debe ser una “cachada” (ganga)”, in Semanario Universidad‎:

     Así apertrechada, la mujer empieza a gritar para “promocionar” la mercancía, o esa cachada, que en El Salvador significa una ganga.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Further reading

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