cincho

Portuguese, noun/ˈsĩ.ʃu/

cincho is spelled C-I-N-C-H-O (6 letters). Cincho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cheese press; cheese vat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of cinchar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma que serve para apertar o queijo e que dessore”.

What does cincho mean in English?

noun

1
masculinecheese press; cheese vat
2
masculinebored box for husk

verb

1
first-person singular present indicative of cinchar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. forma que serve para apertar o queijo e que dessore

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cincho

cinchos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cincho?

Brazil /ˈsĩ.ʃu/
Portugal /ˈsĩ.ʃu/
Portugal /ˈsĩt.ʃu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.