cachada

Galician

Etymology 1

From cachar (to slash and burn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Adjective

cachada f sg

  1. feminine singular of cachado

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

  1. heath
    Synonym: bouza
  2. swidden
    Synonyms: estivada, roza
Derived terms

Participle

cachada f sg

  1. feminine singular of cachado

Etymology 2

From cachar (to catch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

  1. an instance of catching or finding someone, especially of catching someone red-handed
    A súa nai entrou cando estaba no baño... Vaia cachada!
    His mother entered the bathroom when he was inside... Such a find!

References

  • cachada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • cachada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • cachada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cachada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • cachada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Participle

cachada f sg

  1. feminine singular of cachado

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃada/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ca‧cha‧da

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

  1. (El Salvador, colloquial) a bargain; a beneficial proposal or offer; an advantageous purchase.
    Synonyms: ganga, oferta, propuesta
    Me encontré con una cachada en la tienda.
    I came across a bargain at the store.

Participle

cachada f sg

  1. feminine singular of cachado

Further reading

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