cavaca

Galician

Etymology

From cavaco, from cavar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβakɐ]

Noun

cavaca f (plural cavacas)

1. chip, splinter

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco, racha

2. billet

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco, racha

3. dough fragment scraped from the kneading trough

   Synonym: raspote

Related terms

• cavaca

Related terms

• cavar

References

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