piocha

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ.ʃa/

Verb

piocha

1. third-person singular past historic of piocher

Anagrams

• chopai
• pochai

Galician

Noun

piocha f (plural piochas)

1. felt cap used by women

   Synonyms: monteira, carapucha, cufete, moquelo, cadela, pucha, cachucha

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl piochtli (“tuft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjot͡ʃa/ [ˈpjo.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: pio‧cha

Noun

piocha f (plural piochas)

1. (Mexico) goatee

   Synonyms: perilla, barba de chivo, chiva, chivera

2. (Chile) badge

   Synonyms: insignia, placa

3. bead tree

   Synonyms: cinamomo, agriaz, canelo

Derived terms

• por piocha (adverb)

Further reading

• “piocha”, 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
• “piocha”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010