Asturian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

cucho (compost, manure) +‎ -ar, the first element being from Latin cultus (cultivated, tilled).

Verb edit

cuchar (first-person singular indicative present cucho, past participle cucháu)

  1. to dress with manure

Conjugation edit

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [kuˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧char

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin cochleāre, from cochlea (snail).

Noun edit

cuchar f (plural cuchares)

  1. (historical) historic grain measure, roughly a third of a quartile
  2. (historical) amount of grain fitting in this measure
  3. (historical) taxes paid on grain in this measure
  4. (obsolete) spoon
    Synonym: cuchara
  5. (obsolete) fork

Etymology 2 edit

From cucho (compost, manure) +‎ -ar, the first element being from Latin cultus (cultivated, tilled).

Verb edit

cuchar (first-person singular present cucho, first-person singular preterite cuché, past participle cuchado)

  1. (transitive, Asturias) to dress with manure
Conjugation edit

Further reading edit