cacharro

Galician

Etymology

From cacho +‎ -arro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃaro/ [kɑˈt͡ʃa.rʊ]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: ca‧cha‧rro

Noun

cacharro m (plural cacharros)

1. pot

   Synonym: pota

2. (familiar) long drink

   Ven, vamos tomar uns cacharros! ― Come, let's have some drinks together!

Related terms

• (surname) Cacharrón

 

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cacharro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacharro”, 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), “cacharro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cacharro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From cacho (“piece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃaro/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: ca‧cha‧rro

Noun

cacharro m (plural cacharros)

1. pot, crock (piece of pottery)

   Synonyms: olla, marmita, vasija

2. wreck (damaged or worn car or technical device)
3. (derogatory) piece of junk

   Synonym: cachivache

4. hickey (object whose name is unknown)
5. (in the plural) crock, shard (piece of broken pottery)

Further reading

• “cacharro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16