chanca

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin zanca, zancha (“a kind of soft Parthian shoe”), from Parthian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋka/ [ˈt͡ʃɑŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Hyphenation: chan‧ca

Noun

chanca f (plural chancas)

1. clog
2. stilt

   Synonym: zanco

3. flip-flop

   Synonym: chinela

References

• “chanca”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “chanca”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chanca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chanca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chanca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from chancar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanka/ [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: chan‧ca

Noun

chanca f (plural chancas)

1. (Southern Cone) grinding; crushing

   Synonym: molienda

Further reading

• “chanca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025