buchaca

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃaka/, [buˈt͡ɕa.ka]

Noun

buchaca f (plural buchaques)

1. moneybox, piggy bank

   Synonyms: búcare, tafuñu

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier form burjaca, of uncertain origin. Compare Catalan butxaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃaka/ [buˈt͡ʃa.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: bu‧cha‧ca

Noun

buchaca f (plural buchacas)

1. pocket
2. (Cuba, Colombia, billiards) pocket
3. (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a mouth, especially if big

Further reading

• “buchaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “buchaca” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010