chicharro
Galician
Etymology
18th century. Unknown; perhaps a borrowing from French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chincho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃarʊ]
References
- “chicharro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chicharro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chicharro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaro/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃa.ro]
- Rhymes: -aro
- Syllabification: chi‧cha‧rro
Noun
chicharro m (plural chicharros)
- Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
- (colloquial, soccer) goal
- Synonym: gol
Further reading
- “chicharro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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