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Where does “cachiporra” come from?

cachiporra (Spanish) comes from Spanish porra, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

cachiporra (Spanish): boastful; bludgeon; swaggerer

Definitions

  1. boastful; bludgeon; swaggerer

Ancestry of “cachiporra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishporraclub, baton, truncheon, night stick; thick type...
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “cachiporra”

  • cachiporrear
  • cachiporrista
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