anca

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/
• Syllabification: an‧ca
• Rhymes: -anka

anca f (plural ancas)

1. hip

• “cadera”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaŋ.ka]

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anca f (plural anques)

1. haunch

• “anca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “anca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “anca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “anca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Vulgar Latin *hanca (“hip”), from Frankish *hanka, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint”). Cognates include Italian anca (“hip”) and French hanche (“hip”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈãka/

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) leg
2. (typography) stem
3. (music) stem

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

From Latin hanc hodie. Compare Istriot anca, Venetan anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Occitan ancui.

anca (Vegliot)

1. also, too, as well
2. even, even though

• Ive, A. (1886) “L'antico dialetto di Veglia [The old dialect of Veglia]”, in G. I. Ascoli, editor, Archivio glottologico italiano [Italian linguistic archive], volume 9, Rome: E. Loescher, pages 115–187

Attested from the 13th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *hanca or from Old French hanche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare English haunch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋka̝/

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) buttock

   Synonyms: cadril, nádega

2. rump (the hindquarter of an animal)

   Synonyms: garupa, alcafar

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 125:

     das doores que se fazen nas espadooas ou na anca do Cauallo

     On the pains that are produced in the shoulder or in the hip of the horse

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “anca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “anca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “anca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

anca

1. inflection of ancar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ˈant͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: an‧ca

anca (plural anca-anca)

1. (archaic) hurdle, obstacle

   Synonym: rintangan

2. (archaic) loss

   Synonym: kerugian

3. rectangular Bugis woven kitchen utensils
4. (dance) medium tempo

• “anca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Venetan and Dalmatian anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje.

anca

1. also, too, as well

• gnanca

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō, related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ka/^[1]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: àn‧ca

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) hip

• cana, naca

anca

1. fragrant mango

Probably rom Latin (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”). Akin to Italian anche, Venetan anca.

• anc, an'

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋka/, [ˈaŋkɑ]
  • (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈakɑ]

anca

1. either, also, too, as well
2. even

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/, [ˈaŋkɑ]

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) hip

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche and English haunch.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
• Hyphenation: an‧ca

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) hip

   Synonym: quadril

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/ [ˈãŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: an‧ca

anca f (plural ancas)

1. haunch, rump
2. chicken leg, frog leg

• “anca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• cana

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Dalmatianand Istriot anca.

anca

1. also, too, as well, besides

• gnanca