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Where does “cacho” come from?

cacho (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin cacclus, from Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

cacho (Galician): fragment, piece, portion, bit; moment; hopscotch

Definitions

  1. fragment, piece, portion, bit; moment; hopscotch

Ancestry of “cacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincacclus—
2Latincacculus—
3LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
4Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “cacho”

  • cachear
  • cachear
  • cachote
  • cachotaría
  • cachucha
  • cachola
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →