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cuchar

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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cuchu (compost, manure) +‎ -ar, the first element being from Latin cultus (cultivated, tilled).

Verb

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cuchar (first-person singular indicative present cucho, past participle cucháu)

  1. to dress with manure

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [kuˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧char

Etymology 1

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From Latin cochleāre, from cochlea (snail).

Noun

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cuchar f (plural cuchares)

  1. (historical) historic grain measure, roughly a third of a quartile
  2. (historical) amount of grain fitting in this measure
  3. (historical) taxes paid on grain in this measure
  4. (obsolete) spoon
    Synonym: cuchara
  5. (obsolete) fork

Etymology 2

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From cucho (compost, manure) +‎ -ar, the first element being from Latin cultus (cultivated, tilled).

Verb

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cuchar (first-person singular present cucho, first-person singular preterite cuché, past participle cuchado)

  1. (transitive, Asturias) to dress with manure
Conjugation
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Further reading

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