cacharela

Galician

Cacharelas ("bonfires") are lit and jump over during Saint John's Eve in Galicia

Etymology

From cachada +‎ -ela, from cachar (“burn and slash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃaˈɾɛla̝/

Noun

cacharela f (plural cacharelas)

1. bonfire

   Synonyms: cacheira, fogueira, lumarada

Derived terms

• Cacharela

References

• “cacharela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cacharela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.