cachopo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cachopo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cachopo (plural cachopos)

  1. An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries.

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Galician

Alternative forms

  • cachoupo

Etymology

Unknown. Perpahs from cacho.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑˈt͡ʃɔpʊ]

Noun

cachopo m (plural cachopos)

  1. stump; also the old knotty trunk of a living tree or plant
    Synonyms: cachopa, carocha, cepa, coto, toco
    • 1862, Francisco María de la Iglesia, A muiñeira das fillas da aurora:
      Seas bendita, luciña amorosa,
      Dios te nos deixe por cen anos ver
      Pois que así fas dun candelo unha rosa
      E dun cachopo as uviñas nacer
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

  • cachopal
  • a cachoupiño

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cacho I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from Latin scopulus (crag, rock).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʃo.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʃo.po/
 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧cho‧po

Noun

cachopo m (plural cachopos, feminine cachopa, feminine plural cachopas, metaphonic)

  1. (Portugal, colloquial) kid
    Synonyms: catraio, miúdo, moço, puto, rapaz

Noun

cachopo m (plural cachopos, metaphonic)

  1. shoal
    Synonym: escolho
  2. dangerous obstacle
    Synonym: escolho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Asturian cachopu (literally stump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃopo/ [kaˈt͡ʃo.po]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification: ca‧cho‧po

Noun

cachopo m (plural cachopos)

  1. cachopo (dish)

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