cacheira

Galician

Cacheira curada ("cured pork head") for sale, at a fair

Etymology 1

Cacho (“head”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃejɾa̝/

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

1. pig head
2. salted pork head, consumed boiled with potatoes, greens and other meats

   Synonyms: cachaza, cachola, cachucha

Related terms

• cacha
• cachaza
• cachola
• cachucha

Etymology 2

Cachar (“to slash and burn”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃejɾa̝/

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

1. bonfire

Derived terms

• Cacheiras

Related terms

• cachar
• cachada
• cacharela
• Cacharela
• Cacheiro
• Cacheiros

References

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

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Portuguese

Adjective

cacheira

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective cacheiro.