cachecol

See also: cache-col

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French cache-col (“scarf, muffler”),[1][2] from cache (“hide”) + col (“neck”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʃeˈkɔw/ [ka.ʃeˈkɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ka.ʃɨˈkɔl/ [ka.ʃɨˈkɔɫ], (with elision) /kaʃˈkɔl/ [kaʃˈkɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ka.ʃɨˈkɔ.li/, (with elision) /kaʃˈkɔ.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
  • Hyphenation: ca‧che‧chol

Noun

cachecol m (plural cachecóis)

  1. scarf (long garment worn around the neck)
    Synonym: echarpe

References
  1. “cachecol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “cachecol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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