cavaca

Galician

Etymology

From cavaco, from cavar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβakɐ]

Noun

cavaca f (plural cavacas)

1. chip, splinter

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco, racha

2. billet

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco, racha

3. dough fragment scraped from the kneading trough

   Synonym: raspote

Related terms

• cavaca

Related terms

• cavar

References

• “cavaca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cavaca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cavaca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.