cacharela

Galician

Cacharelas ("bonfires") are lit and jump over during Saint John's Eve in Galicia

Etymology

From cachada +‎ -ela, from cachar (“burn and slash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃaˈɾɛla̝/

Noun

cacharela f (plural cacharelas)

1. bonfire

   Synonyms: cacheira, fogueira, lumarada

Derived terms

• Cacharela

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacharela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cacharela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega