Polyglot Dictionary

tachar

/taˈʃaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
tacho
preterite (eu)
tachei
past participle
tachado

Meaning

  1. to brand

    • Tacharam-no de louco.

      They branded him mad.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ferrar

tachar and ferrar are close synonyms for "to brand," to label someone; ferrar also separately means "to shoe," a horse.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tildar

tildar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to brand."

Practice

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