cancha

See also: cānchā

Asturian

Noun

cancha f (plural canches)

1. court; pitch

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua kancha (“circular enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkant͡ʃa/ [ˈkãnʲ.t͡ʃa]

Noun

cancha f (plural canchas)

1. (sports, Latin America) pitch, (US) field (field on which soccer, rugby or field hockey is played)

   Synonym: campo

   cancha de fútbol ― soccer field

2. (golf, Latin America) course

   Synonym: campo

   cancha de golf ― golf course

3. (sports, chiefly Latin America) court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played)

   Synonym: (Spain) pista

   cancha de golf ― golf course

Derived terms

• cancha de tenis
• dar cancha

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua kamcha (“toasted maize”).

Noun

cancha f (plural canchas)

1. (Peru) popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

2. (Peru) corn nuts (toasted grains of corn)

   Synonyms: chulpi, maíz tostado

Derived terms

• cancha serrana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cancha

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

Further reading

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