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cachar.

to surprise or to catch (someone who was hidden or was doing something illegal or embarrassing)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/kaˈt͡ʃaɾ/[kɑˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  1. to surprise or to catch (someone who was hidden or was doing something illegal or embarrassing)

  2. to catch (someone who was fleeing)

  3. to catch (an idea)

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *captiāre. May simply be a borrowing from English catch, like Spanish cachar.

verb/kaˈt͡ʃaɾ/[kɑˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  1. to scrape land

  2. to hoe

  3. to slash and burn

Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *cappulare (“to cut up”). In that case, cognate with French chapeler (“to cut”). Alternatively, from cacho.

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