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Where does “cacho” come from?

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

cacho (Spanish): piece; horn; shit, lemon, bomb

Definitions

  1. piece; horn; shit, lemon, bomb

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”

  • cachirulo
  • cachondear
  • cachondo
  • descachar
  • descache
  • kachu
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →