ochavo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin octāvus. Equivalent to ocho +‎ -avo. As a week-long party, based on inclusive counting. Doublet of ochava and octavo. Cognate with Catalan octau and Galician and Portuguese oitavo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃabo/ [oˈt͡ʃa.β̞o]
Rhymes: -abo
Syllabification: o‧cha‧vo

Adjective

ochavo (feminine ochava, masculine plural ochavos, feminine plural ochavas)

(obsolete) Synonym of octavo: eighth, one of eight equal parts
(obsolete) Synonym of octavo: eighth, in eighth position

Noun

ochavo m (plural ochavos)

(obsolete) Synonym of octavo: one-eighth
(historical) ochavo, a former Spanish coin from the 17th to 19th centuries, notionally equivalent to ⅛ Spanish ounce
(figuratively) trifle, bauble, anything worthless or useless
octave, (Catholicism) a weeklong saint's feast or local party
(architecture) octagon, an octagonal building or place

Coordinate terms

(former coin): maravedí (½ ochavo)

Derived terms

clavo de a ochavo
no tener un ochavo
ochavo moruno

Descendants

→ English: ochavo
→ Portuguese: chavo

Further reading

“ochavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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