escachar

== Galician == === Etymology === From es- +‎ cacho (“piece, fragment”). Compare Italian schiacciare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ === Verb === escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escachei, past participle escachado) (transitive) to tear to pieces; to smash Synonyms: esmendrellar, esnacar, esnaquizar (transitive) to smash Synonym: esfachar to split one's sides laughing Synonym: esmendrellar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== escachizar escachifar === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escachar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “escachar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escachar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “escachar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escachar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧ca‧char === Verb === escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escachei, past participle escachado) (transitive) to separate (the members of the body) (transitive) to open (the legs) (transitive) to break in half (transitive) to crack; cleave ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== escachiçar === Further reading === “escachar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “escachar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From es- +‎ cachar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [es.kaˈt͡ʃaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧ca‧char === Verb === escachar (first-person singular present escacho, first-person singular preterite escaché, past participle escachado) to smash; squash to tear up ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “escachar”, 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