cachola

See also: Cachola

Galician

Etymology

From cacho (“head; bowl”) +‎ -ola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃɔla/ [kɑˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔla

Noun

cachola f (plural cacholas)

1. pig's head

   Synonyms: cachaza, cacheira, cachucha

2. (colloquial) head; mind

   Synonyms: cabeza, chencha, chola, croca, testa

   Dóeme a cachola.

   My head aches.

   Ese home non ten nada na cachola.

   That man has a blank mind.

3. spider crab's shell

   Synonym: cacho

4. turnip

   Synonym: nabo

Derived terms

• chola

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cachola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cachola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cachola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacho (“neck”) +‎ -ola (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃɔ.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃɔ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃɔ.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧cho‧la

Noun

cachola f (plural cacholas)

1. (colloquial) head

   Synonym: cabeça

2. (colloquial) mind

Further reading

• “cachola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cachola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026