cachaço

See also: cachaco

Portuguese

Cachaço (1) - cut of meat - in Portugal

Etymology

From cacho (“neck”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃa.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃa.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃa.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈt͡ʃa.su/

Rhymes: -asu
Hyphenation: ca‧cha‧ço

Noun

cachaço m (plural cachaços)

nape
clod (part of a shoulder or neck of beef)
boar (male pig)
Synonym: barrão
(figurative, colloquial) arrogance

Further reading

“cachaço” in iDicionário Aulete.
“cachaço” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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