cachar
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See also: Cachar
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *captiāre.[1] May simply be a borrowing from English catch, like Spanish cachar.
Verb
cachar (first-person singular present cacho, first-person singular preterite cachei, past participle cachado)
- to surprise or to catch (someone who was hidden or was doing something illegal or embarrassing)
- to catch (someone who was fleeing)
- to catch (an idea)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *cappulare (“to cut up”). In that case, cognate with French chapeler (“to cut”).[2][3] Alternatively, from cacho.[4]
Verb
cachar (first-person singular present cacho, first-person singular preterite cachei, past participle cachado)
- to scrape land
- to hoe
- to slash and burn
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cachar”, 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), “cachar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “cachar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cachar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “chapeler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cacho I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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