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)

  1. 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.
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