cacharela
Galician
Cacharelas ("bonfires") are lit and jump over during Saint John's Eve in Galicia
Etymology
From cachada + -ela, from cachar (“burn and slash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat͡ʃaˈɾɛla̝/
Noun
cacharela f (plural cacharelas)
- bonfire
- Synonyms: cacheira, fogueira, lumarada
Derived terms
- Cacharela
References
- “cacharela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cacharela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.