cachaza

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese cachaça, from cacha (head) +‎ -aza. Compare Portuguese cachaço.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃaθa̝/, (western) /kaˈt͡ʃasa̝/

Noun

cachaza f (plural cachazas)

  1. (cooking) salted and cured pork head
    Synonyms: cacheira, cachucha
  2. superlative calmness or slowness
    Synonyms: calma, flegma, pachorra, parsimonia, prosma

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: cachaza

References


Spanish

Noun

cachaza f (plural cachazas)

  1. slowness, patience