English

Noun

acha ‎(uncountable)

1. fonio, esp. Digitaria exilis (white fonio) (a cereal cultivated in western Africa)

Synonyms

fonio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʃɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʃa/, /ˈa.ʃɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧cha

Etymology 1

Inflected form of achar ‎(“to find; to think”).

Verb

acha

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of achar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of achar

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *ascla ‎(“sliver”), from Latin astula.

Noun

acha f (plural achas)

1. billet (piece of wood used as firewood)

Synonyms

• cavaco, estilha, lenha

Etymology 3

From Old Portuguese acha, from Old French hache ‎(“battle-axe”), from Frankish.

Noun

acha f (plural achas)

1. battle-axe (axe for use in battle)

See also

• machado

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dac-. Cognate with Herero yaha, Kaonde lasa, Sotho lahla, Venda lata, Zulu lahla, Ngazidja Comorian latsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑtʃɑ/

Verb

-acha ‎(infinitive kuacha)

1. to leave
2. to cease
3. to allow