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Where does “cachirulo” come from?

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

cachirulo (Spanish): A traditional Aragonese handkerchief. It is...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Aragonese handkerchief. It is...

Ancestry of “cachirulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcachopiece; horn; shit, lemon, bomb
2Vulgar Latincacclus—
3Latincacculus—
4LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
5Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →