güinche

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English winch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwint͡ʃe/ [ˈɡwĩnʲ.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -intʃe
• Syllabification: güin‧che

Noun

güinche m (plural güinches)

1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Uruguay) crane (machine for lifting heavy objects)

   Synonyms: guinche, grúa

References

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