cachar

Meaning

  1. to surprise or to catch (someone who was hidden or was doing something illegal or embarrassing)
  2. to catch (someone who was fleeing)
  3. to catch (an idea)

Frequency

48k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Etymology

Borrowed from English
English
catch
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
cachar
Cognate with French
chapeler
In summary

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *captiāre. May simply be a borrowing from English catch, like Spanish cachar.

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Galician