-acho

See also: acho, achoʼ, achó, and -a'cho̠

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -aculus, -iculus, -uculus.

Suffix

-acho m (feminine -acha) -icho m (feminine -icha) -ucho m (feminine -ucha)

1. forms diminutives: riacho, fogacho; governicho, barbicha; gorducho, papelucho, casucha.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -acha

Suffix

-acho m (plural -achos)

1. used in forming pejoratives from nouns and adjectives

Usage notes

• Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -acha.

Derived terms

Spanish words suffixed with -acho

See also

• -aco
• -ucho
• -orro
• -uco
• -ujo
• -uza

Further reading

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