cachaporra

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Either an alteration of cachamorra or the other way around.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃaˈpo.ʁɐ/ [ka.ʃaˈpo.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃaˈpo.ʁɐ/ [ka.ʃaˈpo.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʃaˈpo.ʁa/ [ka.ʃaˈpo.ha]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʃɐˈpo.ʁɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.t͡ʃɐˈpo.ʁɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧cha‧por‧ra

Noun

cachaporra f (plural cachaporras)

(Portugal, informal) bat, stick
Synonyms: clava, cacete, porrete, cachamorra, cacheira

Derived terms

cachaporreiro

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