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escachar
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Galician
Etymology
From es- + cacho (“piece, fragment”). Compare Italian schiacciare.
Pronunciation
Verb
escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escachei, past participle escachado)
- (transitive) to tear to pieces; to smash
- Synonyms: esmendrellar, esnacar, esnaquizar
- (transitive) to smash
- Synonym: esfachar
- to split one's sides laughing
- Synonym: esmendrellar
- 2016, Malandromeda, “Os Calcetíns de Drácula”:
- alguén está comendo os chuletóns todos deste mundo
e ti escachando coa risa de vexetariana- someone is eating all the t-bone sticks of this world
while you split your sides with that vegan laughing
- someone is eating all the t-bone sticks of this world
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
- escachizar
- escachifar
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escachar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “escachar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escachar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “escachar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escachar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧ca‧char
Verb
escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escachei, past participle escachado)
- (transitive) to separate (the members of the body)
- (transitive) to open (the legs)
- (transitive) to break in half
- (transitive) to crack; cleave
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- escachiçar
Further reading
- “escachar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “escachar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escaché, past participle escachado)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading
- “escachar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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