anca

See also: ANCA, Áncá, and -ança

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō.

Noun

anca

1. hip

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Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãka/

Noun

anca f (plural anche)

1. leg

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From {{inh|dlm|la|[[hanc] hodie}}. Compare Istriot anca, Venetian anca, Latin anche, Friulian ancje, Occitan ancui.

Adverb

anca

1. also, too, as well
2. even, even though

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Galician

Etymology

Attested from the 13th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *hanca or from Old French hanche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hankō. Compare English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋka̝/

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) haunch, hip (of a quadruped)
   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 125:

     das doores que se fazen nas espadooas ou na anca do Cauallo

     On the pains that are produced in the shoulder or in the hip of the horse

   Synonym: cadril

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “anca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• “anca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Istriot

Etymology

Possibly from {{inh|ist|la|[[hanc] hodie}}. Compare Venetian and Dalmatian anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje.

Adverb

anca

1. also, too, as well

Derived terms

• gnanca

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō. Compare French hanche, English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ka/, [ˈäŋkä]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: àn‧ca

Noun

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) hip

Anagrams

• cana

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Lindu

Noun

anca

1. fragrant mango

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō. Compare French hanche and English haunch.

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) hip

Synonyms

• quadril

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō. Cognate with English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/ [ˈãŋ.ka]

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. haunch, rump
2. chicken leg, frog leg

Derived terms

• ancas de rana

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• cana

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Venetian

Etymology

Possibly from {{inh|vec|la|[[hanc] hodie}}. Compare Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Dalmatianand Istriot anca.

Adverb

anca

1. also, too, as well, besides

Derived terms

• gnanca