borracho

Asturian

Adjective

borracho

1. neuter of borrachu

Ladino

Adjective

borracho (feminine borracha)

1. alternative form of boracho

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مَرَشّ (marašš)bor.

Catalan marraixa

Catalan morratxader.?

Catalan morroinflu.

Spanish borracha

Spanish borrachobor.

Portuguese borracho

Borrowed from Spanish borracho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈʁa.ʃu/ [boˈha.ʃu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈʁa.ʃu/ [boˈha.ʃu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /boˈʁa.ʃu/ [boˈχa.ʃu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈʁa.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈʁa.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈʁat.ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: bor‧ra‧cho

Adjective

borracho (feminine borracha, masculine plural borrachos, feminine plural borrachas)

1. drunk (intoxicated by alcoholic beverages)

   Synonyms: bêbado, bêbedo, ébrio, inebriado, embriagado

Noun

borracho m (plural borrachos)

1. drunk (an individual who is currently or often drunk)
2. squab (baby pigeon)
3. squab (meat of a young pigeon or dove)
4. a Portuguese biscuit made with flour, eggs and white wine
5. a physically attractive person

Further reading

• “borracho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “borracho”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “borracho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “borracho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مَرَشّ (marašš)bor.

Catalan marraixa

Catalan morratxader.?

Catalan morroinflu.

Spanish borracha

Spanish borracho

From borracha, possibly from Catalan morratxa (“flask”), influenced by Catalan morro (“snout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈrat͡ʃo/ [boˈra.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: bo‧rra‧cho

Adjective

borracho (feminine borracha, masculine plural borrachos, feminine plural borrachas)

1. drunk, inebriated

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho

2. (of food) boozy (containing alcohol)

   pastel borracho ― boozy cake

Noun

borracho m (plural borrachos, feminine borracha, feminine plural borrachas)

1. drunkard

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho

Derived terms

• borrachazo
• borrachera
• borrachero
• borrachín
• borracho como una cuba
• borrachuzo
• emborrachar
• ni borracho
• palo borracho

Descendants

• → Catalan: borratxo
• → Central Bikol: burat
• → Chamorro: bolacho
• → English: borachio
• → Portuguese: borracho

Further reading

• “borracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026