capacho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish capacho, from capazo, from Latin capax.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈpa.ʃu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈpa.ʃo/

Noun

capacho m (plural capachos)

  1. doormat (coarse mat that appears at the entrance to a house)
  2. (figuratively) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of capazo, from Latin capāx (wide, roomy, capacious) (genitive singular capācis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpat͡ʃo/ [kaˈpa.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -atʃo
  • Syllabification: ca‧pa‧cho

Noun

capacho m (plural capachos)

  1. wicker basket
  2. wicker baby carriage

Adjective

capacho (feminine capacha, masculine plural capachos, feminine plural capachas)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (bullfighting) having horns pointing flat out to the sides

Further reading

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