ponchada
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ponˈt͡ʃada/ [põnʲˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: pon‧cha‧da
Etymology 1
Noun
ponchada f (plural ponchadas)
- (obsolete, rustic, Rioplatense, Paraguay) the amount that a poncho can contain; a poncho-ful
- (colloquial, Bolivia, Rioplatense, Paraguay) a lot; a bunch
Etymology 2
From ponche (“punch”) + -ada.
Noun
ponchada f (plural ponchadas)
- an amount of punch
Etymology 3
Participle
ponchada f sg
- feminine singular of ponchado
Further reading
- “ponchada”, 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
- “ponchada”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010