chicharro

18th century. Unknown; perhaps a borrowing from French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chincho.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃarʊ]

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. jack mackerel

   Synonyms: chincho, xurelo

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chicharro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chicharro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chicharro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Unknown.

• Hyphenation: chi‧char‧ro

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. large horse mackerel

   Hypernym: carapau

• “chicharro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “chicharro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “chicharro”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “chicharro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “chicharro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaro/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃa.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: chi‧cha‧rro

chicharro m (plural chicharros)

1. Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
2. (colloquial, soccer) goal

   Synonym: gol

chicharro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chicharrar

• “chicharro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024