-acho

See also: acho, achoʼ, achó, and -a'cho̠

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -āculus.

Suffix

-acho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -achos, feminine -acha, feminine plural -achas)

1. forms diminutives: riacho, fogacho

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -azo
• -acha
• -ucho / -ucha

Etymology

From Latin -āceus. Cognate to Galician and Spanish -azo, Portuguese -aço, French -asse and Italian -accio.

Suffix

-acho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -achos)

1. initially augmentative suffix; forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives.

Usage notes

• Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -acha.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -acho

See also

• -aco
• -ucho
• -orro
• -uco
• -ujo
• -uza

Further reading

• “-acho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014