chicharro

== Galician == === Etymology === 18th century. Unknown; perhaps a borrowing from French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chincho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃarʊ] === Noun === chicharro m (plural chicharros) jack mackerel Synonyms: chincho, xurelo === References === 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 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: chi‧char‧ro === Noun === chicharro m (plural chicharros) large horse mackerel Hypernym: carapau === Further reading === “chicharro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “chicharro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “chicharro”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “chicharro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “chicharro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaro/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃa.ro] Rhymes: -aro Syllabification: chi‧cha‧rro === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== chicharro m (plural chicharros) Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) (colloquial, soccer) goal Synonym: gol === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chicharro first-person singular present indicative of chicharrar === Further reading === “chicharro”, 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