cachar
Meaning
- to catch (to intercept)
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, colloquial) to catch, to get (to grasp mentally: perceive and understand)
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, colloquial) to find out, spy out, peek
- (Chile, Peru, vulgar) to have sex
Concepts
Synonyms
vergar
tener relaciones sexuales
sexear
Translations
Hyphenated as
ca‧char
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Believed to be borrowed from English catch which in that case would make it a doublet of cazar. However, certain meanings in the South America could be derived from Italian cacciare or Spanish cazar.
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