cachada

Galician

Etymology 1

From cachar (“to slash and burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Adjective

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. heath

   Synonym: bouza

2. swidden

   Synonyms: estivada, roza

Derived terms

• Cachada
• Cachadas
• cacharela

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Etymology 2

From cachar (“to catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈt͡ʃaðɐ]

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. an instance of catching or finding someone, especially of catching someone red-handed

   A súa nai entrou cando estaba no baño... Vaia cachada!

   His mother entered the bathroom when he was inside... Such a find!

References

• “cachada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “cachada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cachada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cachada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cachada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃada/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ca‧cha‧da

Noun

cachada f (plural cachadas)

1. (El Salvador, colloquial) a bargain; a beneficial proposal or offer; an advantageous purchase.

   Synonyms: ganga, oferta, propuesta

   Me encontré con una cachada en la tienda.

   I came across a bargain at the store.

Participle

cachada f sg

1. feminine singular of cachado

Further reading

• “cachada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014