caracocha

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑɾaˈkɔt͡ʃɐ]

Noun

caracocha f (plural caracochas)

1. hollowed out tree trunk

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caracocha”, 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), “caracocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caracocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN