cachear

Meaning

1. (transitive) to inspect; to search carefully for something that is hidden
2. (transitive) to frisk (to search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing)
3. (transitive) to pick up a plant of potato to assess how the harvest will be
4. (transitive) to pick up the potatoes of a field

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kat͡ʃeˈaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: cachier

Cognate with English: catch

In summary

Attested circa 1750. Perhaps from cacho (“fragment (of potato)”). Alternatively, from northern Old French cachier (“to chase”); compare English catch.