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cuchar

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cuchu (compost, manure) + -ar.

Verb

cuchar (first-person singular indicative present cucho, past participle cucháu)

  1. to fertilize with manure

Conjugation

Further reading

  • cuchar (verb)”, 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), “cuchar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [kuˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧char

Etymology 1

From Latin cochleāre, from cochlea (snail).

Noun

cuchar f (plural cuchares)

  1. (historical) historic grain measure, roughly a third of a quartile
  2. (historical) amount of grain fitting in this measure
  3. (historical) taxes paid on grain in this measure
  4. (obsolete) spoon
    Synonym: cuchara
  5. (obsolete) fork

Etymology 2

From cucho (compost, manure) + -ar, the first element being from Latin cultus (cultivated, tilled).

Verb

cuchar (first-person singular present cucho, first-person singular preterite cuché, past participle cuchado)

  1. (transitive, Asturias) to dress with manure
Conjugation

Further reading

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