cachu

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from Latin caccabus (“pot”). Compare Spanish cacho.

Noun

cachu m (plural cachos)

1. piece

Further reading

• “cachu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cachu (noun 1)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cachu (noun 2)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cachu, from Proto-Brythonic *kax, from Proto-Celtic *kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakko- (compare Latin cacō).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaχɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːχi/, /ˈkaχi/

Verb

cachu (first-person singular present cachaf)

1. (vulgar, offensive) to shit, defecate

   Synonym: ysgarthu

Conjugation

Conjugation of cachu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cachaf	cechi	cacha	cachwn	cechwch, cachwch	cachant	cechir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cachwn	cachit	cachai	cachem	cachech	cachent	cechid
preterite	cechais	cechaist	cachodd	cachasom	cachasoch	cachasant	cachwyd
pluperfect	cachaswn	cachasit	cachasai	cachasem	cachasech	cachasent	cachasid, cachesid
present subjunctive	cachwyf	cechych	cacho	cachom	cachoch	cachont	cacher
imperative	—	cacha	cached	cachwn	cechwch, cachwch	cachent	cacher
verbal noun	cachu
verbal adjectives	cachedig cachadwy

Conjugation of cachu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cacha i, cachaf i	cachi di	cachith o/e/hi, cachiff e/hi	cachwn ni	cachwch chi	cachan nhw
conditional	cachwn i, cachswn i	cachet ti, cachset ti	cachai fo/fe/hi, cachsai fo/fe/hi	cachen ni, cachsen ni	cachech chi, cachsech chi	cachen nhw, cachsen nhw
preterite	cachais i, caches i	cachaist ti, cachest ti	cachodd o/e/hi	cachon ni	cachoch chi	cachon nhw
imperative	—	cacha	—	—	cachwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Noun

cachu m (uncountable)

1. (vulgar, offensive) shit (instance of defecation)

Related terms

• cach

Mutation

Mutated forms of cachu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cachu	gachu	nghachu	chachu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cachu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies