The story
- Asturian · derived fromcachopu“hollow log”
- Spanish · borrowed fromcachopo
- English todaycachopo
Borrowed from Spanish cachopo, from Asturian cachopu (“hollow log”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cachopo
Today it means: An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries. Full definition →
Spanish cachopo ← Asturian cachopu