achacar

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to attribute (something to someone); to blame

Hyphenated as

a‧cha‧car

Pronounced as (IPA)

/at͡ʃaˈkaɾ/

Borrowed from Arabic

شَكَا

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic شَكَا (šakā, “to complain”) or more likely a derivative. The -ch- points to Maghrebi Arabic tšakka, from classical تَشَكَّى (tašakkā), which is a frequentative/intensive of the first-mentioned verb. Alternatively it might perhaps be from the noun الشَكْوَى (aš-šakwā, “complaint”); compare achaque.