chanco

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English chance, French chance, German Chance, Italian chance, Russian шанс (šans), Spanish chance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃan.t͡so/

Noun

chanco (plural chanci)

1. (good or bad) chance, luck, fortune
2. (good or bad) possibility

Derived terms

• bonchancoza (“lucky, fortunate”)
• malchancoza (“unlucky, unfortunate”)

 

See also

• fortuno

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanko/ [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: chan‧co

Noun

chanco m (countable and uncountable, plural chancos)

1. Chanco cheese

Further reading

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