cachaço

See also: cachaco

Portuguese

Cachaço (1) - cut of meat - in Portugal

Etymology

From cacho (“neck”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃa.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃa.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃa.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃa.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃa.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈt͡ʃa.su/

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ca‧cha‧ço

Noun

cachaço m (plural cachaços)

1. nape
2. clod (part of a shoulder or neck of beef)
3. boar (male pig)

   Synonym: barrão

4. (figurative, colloquial) arrogance

Further reading

• “cachaço” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “cachaço” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.