tacho

See also: Tacho and tachó

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtækəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ækəʊ
• Homophone: taco (one pronunciation)

Noun

tacho (plural tachos)

1. Clipping of tachograph.

Related terms

• tach
• tachometer
• tachygraphy

Anagrams

• Choat, chota, coath

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtat͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪a̠.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: ta‧cho

Noun

tacho m (plural tachos)

1. platter; tray

   Synonyms: bandexa, fonte

2. bowl
3. large bowl used in the production of wax and honey
4. shell (of a crab)

Derived terms

• ir ao tacho

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tacho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “tacho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “tacho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tacho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tacho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese tacho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.t͡ʃu/

Noun

tacho (cooking)

1. pan, frying pan, wok
2. pot
3. chacháu pêle (Macanese stew made with puffed dried pork skin)

   Synonym: chau-chau pêle

Derived terms

• passâ tacho (“to sauté”)
• tambâ tacho

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#tacho
• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “tacho”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 537

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.t͡ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
• Homophone: taxo
• Hyphenation: ta‧cho

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

• taicho (misspelling)

Noun

tacho m (plural tachos)

1. pot
2. pan

Descendants

• → Spanish: tacho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of tachar

Further reading

• “tacho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “tacho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tacho”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “tacho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “tacho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtat͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪a.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: ta‧cho

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese tacho (“pot”).

Noun

tacho m (plural tachos)

1. (Andes) bucket
2. (Andes) bowl
3. (South America) vessel
4. (South America) dustbin
5. (Latin America) pot

Derived terms

• irse al tacho

Etymology 2

Verb

tacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of tachar

Further reading

• “tacho”, 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