lancha
English edit
Noun edit
lancha (plural lanchas)
- Alternative form of lancang
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: lan‧cha
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay lancar (“agile”), itself probably from Portuguese lançar.
Noun edit
lancha f (plural lanchas)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lancha
- inflection of lanchar:
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancar (“quick, nimble”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lancha f (plural lanchas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lancha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014