cacho

adj.

bent, chub.

m.

1 piece, bit (informal) (pedazo).

2 horn. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Venezuelan Spanish)

3 small piece.

4 European chub, Leuciscus cephalus.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cachar.

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cacho

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bit, piece

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡cacho de bestia/animal! you beast!

ser un cacho de pan to be an angel, be a dear

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noun m.

piece

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I

SM

1) * (=miga) crumb; (=trozo) bit, small piece

¡cacho de gloria! — my precious!

¡cacho de ladrón! — you thief!

es un cacho de pan — * he's really kind, he's got a heart of gold

a cachos — bit by bit

caerse a cachos — to fall apart, be falling to pieces

2) LAm (=cuerno) horn; Cono Sur [para beber] cup (made of horn)

3) And, Cono Sur (=dados) dice, set of dice; (=cubilete) dice cup

jugar al cacho — to play dice

4) Cono Sur [de plátanos] bunch

5) Cono Sur (=géneros) unsaleable o unsold goods pl ; (=objeto) useless thing

6) LAm (=chiste) funny story, joke; (=broma) prank, practical joke; Caribe (=mofa) mockery, derision

7) Caribe ** (=marijuana) joint **, spliff **

8) Caribe *** (=pene) prick ***

9) Cono Sur (=problema) problem; (=apuro) jam *, tricky situation

10)

- ¡cachos para arriba!

- echar cacho a algn

- empinar el cacho

- estar fuera de cacho

- pegar los cachos a algn

- raspar el cacho a algn

II

SM (=pez) [de río] chub; [de mar] (red) surmullet

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) (cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) (juego) poker dice; (cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) (para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) (escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) (cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) (de bananas) hand

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= chunk, gobbet.

Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.

Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

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* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) (cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) (juego) poker dice; (cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) (para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) (escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) (cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) (de bananas) hand

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= chunk, gobbet.

Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.

Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

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cacho

masculine

A

1 (fam) (pedazo) bit

¿me das un cachito de queso? can I have a little bit of cheese?

me perdí un cacho del programa I missed some of o a bit of the program

se te van a caer los dientes a cachos your teeth will all start dropping out

ser un cacho de pan (Esp fam); to be a big softie (colloq)

2

(Esp fam) (como adj inv): ¡qué cacho chuleta te estás comiendo! that's some o one hell of a chop you're eating! (colloq)

¡lo vas a romper, cacho bruto! you'll break it, you great oaf! (colloq)

B

1 (AmS) (cuerno) horn

¡fuera cacho! (Ven fam): se acabó la discusión, y ¡fuera cacho! the discussion's over, and I don't want to hear another word! o and that's final!

pararse en los cachos (Chi fam); to get annoyed

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a algn (fam); to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb (AmE colloq)

recibir en los cachos a algn (Chi fam): llegó tarde y la mujer lo recibió en los cachos he arrived late and his wife gave him a real earful (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho (Col fam): ya lo tengo de un cacho it's nearly done, I've nearly finished it, I'm almost there o (AmE) through (colloq)

2 (Andes) (juego) poker dice; (cubilete) shaker

saber a cacho (Col): jugaron hasta que les supo a cacho they played until they were sick of it

3 (Chi) (para beber) drinking horn

C (RPl) (de bananas) hand

D (Ec) (escarabajo) beetle

E (Col, Ven arg) (cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)

F

(Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta): esta mesita es un cacho, no hay dónde ponerla this table's a real nuisance, there's nowhere to put it

me quedé con el cacho I got stuck with the damned thing (colloq)

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Del verbo cachar: (conjugate cachar)

cacho es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cachó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cachar    
cacho
cachar (conjugate cachar) verbo transitivo

a) (AmL fam) ‹pelota› to catch;

‹persona›:

◊ la caché del brazo I caught o grabbed her by the arm

b) (AmL fam) (sorprender, pillar) to catch

c) (RPl fam) (gastar una broma) to kid (colloq)

d) (Andes fam) (enterarse) to get (colloq)

cacho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) (pedazo) bit
2

a) (AmS) (cuerno) horn

b) (Andes) (juego) poker dice;

(cubilete) shaker
cacho 1
I sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (pedazo) bit, piece
2 LAm (rato) while
II adjetivo inv ¡qué cacho casa tiene!, what a big house he's got!
♦ Locuciones: ser un cacho de pan, to be very kind
cacho 2 sustantivo masculino LAm (cuerno) horn
'cacho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachito
English:
chunk
- bunch
- horn
- shaker

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cacho¹ nm

1. Fam [pedazo] piece, bit;

el plato se rompió en tres cachos the plate broke into three bits;

sólo vi el cacho final del partido I only saw the end of the game;

Comp

ser un cacho de pan to have a heart of gold

2. Esp Fam [como intensificador]

¡cacho tonto! you idiot!;

Vulg

¡cacho cabrón! you bastard!;

me di un cacho tortazo increíble I gave myself one hell of a thump

cacho² nm

1. Andes, Ven [asta] horn;

Comp

CAm, Ven Fam

montarle cachos a alguien to be unfaithful to sb;

[a un hombre] to cuckold sb

2. Col, Ven Fam [de drogas] joint

3. Andes [cubilete] dice cup

4. Andes, Guat, Ven [cuento] story;

no me vengan a contar cachos, que sé lo que pasó don't start telling me stories, I know what happened

5. Andes, Guat, Ven [burla] joke;

le hicieron un cacho a Raúl y lo hicieron enojar mucho they played a joke on Raúl and he got really angry

6. RP cacho de banana [racimo] hand o large bunch of bananas

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cacho

m

1 fam

bit

2 Rpl (cuerno) horn

3 Ven, Col fam (marijuana) joint fam

4

:

jugar al cacho Bol, Pe play dice

5

:

ponerle cachos a alguien cheat on s.o.

6 Rpl

de bananas bunch

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cacho nm, fam : piece, bit

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cacho n piece