-acho

See also: acho, achoʼ, achó, and -a'cho̠

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -āculus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʃu/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʃu/

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

• Rhymes: -aʃu
• Hyphenation: -a‧cho

Suffix

-acho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -achos, feminine -acha, feminine plural -achas)

1. forms diminutives

   ‎rio + ‎-acho → ‎riacho

   ‎fogo + ‎-acho → ‎fogacho

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -acho

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -azo
• -acha
• -ucho / -ucha

Etymology

From Latin -āceus. Cognate to Galician and Spanish -azo, Portuguese -aço, French -asse and Italian -accio.

Suffix

-acho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -achos)

1. initially augmentative suffix; forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives.

Usage notes

• Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -acha.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -acho

See also

• -aco
• -ucho
• -orro
• -uco
• -ujo
• -uza

Further reading

• “-acho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28