-acho
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -āceus. Cognate to Galician and Spanish -azo, Portuguese -aço, French -asse and Italian -accio.
Suffix
-acho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -achos)
- initially augmentative suffix; forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives.
Usage notes
- Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -acha.
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -acho
Further reading
- “-acho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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