buchaca

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈt͡ʃaka/ [buˈt͡ʃa.ka] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: bu‧cha‧ca === Noun === buchaca f (plural buchaques) money box, piggy bank Synonyms: búcare, tafuñu == Spanish == === Etymology === From earlier form burjaca, of uncertain origin. Compare Catalan butxaca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈt͡ʃaka/ [buˈt͡ʃa.ka] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: bu‧cha‧ca === Noun === buchaca f (plural buchacas) pocket (Cuba, Colombia, billiards) pocket (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a mouth, especially if big === Further reading === “buchaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “buchaca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010