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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃejɾa̝/

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

  1. bonfire
Derived terms
  • Cacheiras

References
  • “cacheiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “cacheira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “cacheira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cacheira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Adjective

cacheira

  1. Feminine singular of adjective cacheiro.
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