cacheira

Galician

Cacheira curada ("cured pork head") for sale, at a fair

Etymology 1

Cacho (“head”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃejɾa̝/

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

1. pig head
2. salted pork head, consumed boiled with potatoes, greens and other meats

   Synonyms: cachaza, cachola, cachucha

Related terms

• cacha
• cachaza
• cachola
• cachucha

Etymology 2

Cachar (“to slash and burn”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃejɾa̝/

Noun

cacheira f (plural cacheiras)

1. bonfire

Derived terms

• Cacheiras

Related terms

• cachar
• cachada
• cacharela
• Cacharela
• Cacheiro
• Cacheiros

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cacheiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacheira”, 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), “cacheira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cacheira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Adjective

cacheira

1. feminine singular of cacheiro