chicharro

Galician

xurelo or chicharro

Etymology

18th century. Unknown; perhaps a borrowing from French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chincho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃarʊ]

Noun

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. jack mackerel

   Synonyms: chincho, xurelo

References

• “chicharro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chicharro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chicharro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaro/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃa.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: chi‧cha‧rro

Etymology 1

Noun

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
2. (colloquial, soccer) goal

   Synonym: gol

Etymology 2

Verb

chicharro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chicharrar

Further reading

• “chicharro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014