chicharro

18th century. Unknown; perhaps a borrowing from French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chincho.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃarʊ]

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. jack mackerel

   Synonyms: chincho, xurelo

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

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaro/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃa.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: chi‧cha‧rro

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
2. (colloquial, soccer) goal

   Synonym: gol

chicharro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chicharrar

• “chicharro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024