achicharrar
Spanish, verb/at͡ʃit͡ʃaˈraɾ/
achicharrar is spelled A-C-H-I-C-H-A-R-R-A-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Spanish, the 222,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achicharrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to scorch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Freír, cocer, asar o tostar un alimento, hasta que torne un sabor a quemado”.
What does achicharrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to scorch
- 2
to roast; boil (be very hot)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Freír, cocer, asar o tostar un alimento, hasta que torne un sabor a quemado. 2. Calentar un objeto demasiadamente. 3. Molestar con exceso. 4. Esclarecer actividades clandestinas o ilícitas.
verb: 1. Experimentación de un calor excesivo, quemarse, por la acción de un agente exterior, como el aire, el sol, etc.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of achicharrar
- achicharro first-person present singular
- achicharré first-person preterite singular
- achicharrado participle past
- achicharrando gerund
- achicharrada feminine participle past
- achicharrados masculine participle past
- achicharradas feminine participle past
- achicharras indicative informal present
- achicharrás indicative informal present
- achicharra indicative present singular
- achicharramos first-person indicative plural
- achicharráis indicative plural present
- achicharran indicative plural present
- achicharraba first-person imperfect indicative
- achicharrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- achicharrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- achicharrabais imperfect indicative plural
- achicharraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce achicharrar?
- /at͡ʃit͡ʃaˈraɾ/
- [a.t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaˈraɾ]
- [at͡ʃit͡ʃaˈraɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to achicharrar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is achicharrar in Spanish?
achicharrar appears about once in every 39 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).