marcha

See also: marchá and marchą

Asturian

Verb

marcha

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃa/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Verb

marcha

1. third-person singular past historic of marcher

Anagrams

• charma

Galician

Verb

marcha

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

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese marchar.

Verb

marcha

1. to walk
2. to march

Interlingua

Noun

marcha (plural marchas)

1. march

Polish

Alternative forms

• myrcha (Podegrodzie)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mähre (“mare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.xa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arxa
• Syllabification: mar‧cha

Noun

marcha f

1. (dialectal) synonym of chabeta
2. (dialectal) used as an epithet

Declension

Declension of marcha

	singular	plural
nominative	marcha	marchy
genitive	marchy	march
dative	marsze	marchom
accusative	marchę	marchy
instrumental	marchą	marchami
locative	marsze	marchach
vocative	marcho	marchy

Further reading

• marcha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmah.ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmah.ʃɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmaχ.ʃɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃa/ [ˈmah.ʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁʃɐ, (Portugal) -aɾʃɐ
• Hyphenation: mar‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from marchar, influenced by French marche.

Noun

marcha f (plural marchas)

1. march
2. gear (of a vehicle)

Derived terms

• contramarcha
• marcha à ré
• marcha anserina
• marcha atlética
• marcha forçada
• marcha fúnebre
• marcha harmônica
• marchinha
• marchista
• sobremarcha

Related terms

• marchar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marcha

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾt͡ʃa/ [ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾtʃa
• Syllabification: mar‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from marchar.

Noun

marcha f (plural marchas)

1. march

   Marcha Real ― Royal March (national anthem of Spain)

   • 2021 November 20, Ana Cucalón, “Venezuela logra récord Guinness con la orquesta más grande del mundo”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     La interpretación de la marcha eslava realizada el sábado 13 de noviembre en el patio de honor de la academia militar de Caracas ganó el récord Guinness cómo la orquesta más grande del mundo al superar los 8.097 músicos tocando de forma simultánea por más de 5 minutos.

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2. departure
3. gear (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)
4. (colloquial, Spain) party (social gathering)
5. (colloquial, Spain) mojo

Derived terms

• a largas marchas
• a marchas forzadas
• cambio de marchas
• cerrar la marcha
• dar marcha atrás
• doblar las marchas
• en marcha
• marcha atlética
• marcha atrás
• marcha del juego
• marcha fúnebre
• Marcha Real
• marchoso
• orden de marcha
• palanca de marchas
• poner en marcha
• puesta en marcha
• sobre la marcha

Related terms

• marchar

Etymology 2

Verb

marcha

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

Further reading

• “marcha”, 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