tacho

This is the 14046th most frequent Spanish word.


tacho

"Trash can" or "bin."


Here, 'tacho' is used informally to mean a pothole or hole in the ground in certain dialects.

El conductor desvió el coche para evitar el tacho en el camino.

The driver swerved the car to avoid the pothole in the road.


In this context, 'tacho' refers to a can, as in a container for paint.

El tacho de pintura está vacío.

The paint can is empty.


Here, 'tacho' is used to refer to a bin, specifically a trash bin.

Puse la basura en el tacho.

I placed the trash in the bin.