cachar

Meaning

  1. to catch (to intercept)
  2. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, colloquial) to catch, to get (to grasp mentally: perceive and understand)
  3. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, colloquial) to find out, spy out, peek
  4. (Chile, Peru, vulgar) to have sex

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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