cachón

Galician

Tidal mill known as Pozo do Cachón, Muros, Galicia

Etymology

From cachar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃoŋ/

Noun

cachón m (plural cachóns)

1. gush (of a liquid)
2. bubbling
3. waterfall

   Synonyms: fervenza, freixa

4. broken wave
5. flood
6. foam
7. boar in heat

Related terms

• cachoeira
• escachoar (“to boil”)
• ferver a cachón

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cacho”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “cachón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.