tacha

fault, blemish; any cross out sign (/, \, —, or X); a type of small nail; A legal argument for doubting a witness's testimony; an ecstasy pill; MDMA

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *tacca, *tecca, of Germanic origin, from Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns, “mark, sign”), from Proto-Germanic *taiknaz, *taikniz (“sign, mark”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. Influenced by forms related to Frankish *stakjan, *stakkjan and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐍃 (staks, “mark”). See attacher. Cognate with Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol, feature”), Old English tācn (“sign, marker”). More at token.

An apparatus in which sugar cane syrup is evaporated to produce panela; A syrup of piloncillo and spices; alternative form of tacho

“Ahora, en dos mesas a la sombra del gran nogal a un lado de la casa, disfrutaban el clima perfecto para comer y luego hacer la sobremesa en el exterior, tomando café y saboreando la calabaza en tacha y las bolitas de leche de cabra quemada con nuez que doña Sinforosa había elaborado para la ocasión.” — Now, at two tables in the shade of the large walnut tree on one side of the house, they enjoyed perfect weather for eating and then relaxing at the table outside, drinking coffee and savoring the pumpkin in tacha''' syrup and the little balls of caramelized goat's milk with walnuts that Mrs. Sinforosa had prepared for the occasion.