canecho

Spanish

Etymology

From cangrejo (“crab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnet͡ʃo/ [kaˈne.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: ca‧ne‧cho

Noun

canecho m (plural canechos)

1. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) crab

   Synonym: cangrejo

Derived terms

• canechar

Verb

canecho

1. first-person singular present indicative of canechar

Further reading

• “canecho”, 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
• “canecho”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010