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cacha.

scale (side plate of the handle of a knife)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkat͡ʃa/[ˈkɑ.t͡ʃɐ]

  1. scale (side plate of the handle of a knife)

    feminine · plural-normally

  2. buttock

    colloquial · feminine · plural-normally
    Antes os pais dicían ós fillos: "se te portas mal vas levar nas cachas!"

  3. gutter

    feminine · rare

  4. scale (of a pine cone)

    feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cachas (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *cappla, contracted form of *cappula, from the plural of capulum (“hilt”).

noun/ˈkat͡ʃa/[ˈkɑ.t͡ʃɐ]

  1. head

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From cacho (“head”).

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