alcancía

See also: alcancia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic *اَلْكَنْزِيَّة (*al-kanziyya), derived from Arabic كَنْز (kanz, “treasure”), of Iranian origin. Cognate with Portuguese alcanzia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkanˈθia/ [al.kãn̟ˈθi.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /alkanˈsia/ [al.kãnˈsi.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: al‧can‧cí‧a

Noun

alcancía f (plural alcancías)

  1. cashbox
  2. collection (at a church)
  3. (Latin America, Philippines, Canary Islands, Andalusia) piggy bank
    Synonyms: (Spain) hucha, (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay) chanchito, (Mexico, Venezuela) cochinito, (Guatemala) cochito, (Colombia) marranito, (Mexico) puerquito, (El Salvador) tunquito

Derived terms

  • alcanciazo

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: alkansiya
  • → Hiligaynon: alkansiya
  • → Maranao: alkansiya
  • → Tagalog: alkansiya
  • → Tausug: alkansiya
  • → Yakan: alkansiya

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