# escachar
## Galician
### Etymology

From es- +‎ cacho (“piece, fragment”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
** 2016, Malandromeda (lyrics and music), “Os Calcetíns de Drácula”:alguén está comendo os chuletóns todos deste mundo e ti escachando coa risa de vexetarianasomeone is eating all the t-bone sticks of this world while you split your sides with that vegan laughing

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### 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, 2012–2024
* 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 (2014).
* 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /is.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [is.kaˈʃa(h)], /es.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [es.kaˈʃa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /is.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [is.kaˈʃa(h)], /es.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [es.kaˈʃa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /is.kaˈʃa(ɾ)/, /es.kaˈʃa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃ.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kaˈʃa(χ)], /eʃ.kaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kaˈʃa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /es.kaˈʃa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kɐˈʃaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kɐˈʃaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kɐˈt͡ʃaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kɐˈʃa.ɾi/
* 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

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From es- +‎ cachar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | escachar | escachar | escachar | escachar | escachar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | escachando | escachando | escachando | escachando | escachando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | escachado | escachado | escachada | escachada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | escachados | escachados | escachadas | escachadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | escacho | escachas$^{tú}$ escachás$^{vos}$ | escacha | escachamos | escacháis | escachan |
| indicative | imperfect | escachaba | escachabas | escachaba | escachábamos | escachabais | escachaban |
| indicative | preterite | escaché | escachaste | escachó | escachamos | escachasteis | escacharon |
| indicative | future | escacharé | escacharás | escachará | escacharemos | escacharéis | escacharán |
| indicative | conditional | escacharía | escacharías | escacharía | escacharíamos | escacharíais | escacharían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | escache | escaches$^{tú}$ escachés$^{vos2}$ | escache | escachemos | escachéis | escachen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | escachara | escacharas | escachara | escacháramos | escacharais | escacharan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | escachase | escachases | escachase | escachásemos | escachaseis | escachasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | escachare | escachares | escachare | escacháremos | escachareis | escacharen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | escacha$^{tú}$ escachá$^{vos}$ | escache | escachemos | escachad | escachen |
| imperative | negative | | no escaches | no escache | no escachemos | no escachéis | no escachen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

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