Syncopation of cachuelo, diminutive between disdainful and affectionate of cacho, piece, as happens in mozuelo, muchachuelo or rapazuelo. These diminutives are very typical of my land and of the whole Northwest, correlative perhaps to, for example, the Levantine Chiquet or pobret in whom affection perhaps predominates over disdain. The cachelos are therefore pieces of potato in meat dishes and especially fish. By extension, it is also said of the whole potato.
