ancha
See also: anchá
Asturian
Adjective
ancha
- feminine singular of anchu
Portuguese
Adjective
ancha
- feminine singular of ancho
Quechua
Adjective
ancha
Adverb
ancha
- well, very well
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈant͡ʃa/ [ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -antʃa
- Syllabification: an‧cha
Etymology 1
Adjective
ancha
- feminine singular of ancho
Etymology 2
Verb
ancha
- inflection of anchar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
Noun
ancha f (plural anchas)
- (slang) large town
Further reading
- “ancho”, 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
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from clipping of English antagonize with /t/ changed to /t͡ʃ/.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanˈt͡ʃa/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃa]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔanˈtsa/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt͡sa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: an‧cha
Noun
anchá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ) (gay slang)
Derived terms
- anchahan
- anchahin
- maancha
- mang-ancha
- pag-ancha