ancha

See also: anchá

Asturian

Adjective

ancha

1. feminine singular of anchu

Portuguese

Adjective

ancha

1. feminine singular of ancho

Quechua

Adjective

ancha

1. very, big, excessive, a lot

Adverb

ancha

1. well, very well

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈant͡ʃa/ [ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -antʃa
• Syllabification: an‧cha

Etymology 1

Adjective

ancha

1. feminine singular of ancho

Etymology 2

Verb

ancha

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

Etymology 3

Noun

ancha f (plural anchas)

1. (slang) large town

Further reading

• “ancho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• antsa

Etymology

Possibly from clipping of English antagonize with /t/ changed to /t͡ʃ/.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧cha
• IPA^(key): /ʔanˈt͡ʃa/, [ʔɐnˈt͡ʃa]

Noun

anchá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. (slang) heavy criticism

Derived terms

• anchahan
• anchahin
• maancha
• mang-ancha
• pag-ancha

 

See also

• barda
• batikos
• kontra
• kuda
• reklamo
• satsat