zanca

Galician

Alternative forms

• zanga

Etymology 1

From Latin zancha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaŋka̝/

Noun

zanca f (plural zancas)

1. leg; thigh
2. hip (of a roof)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaŋka̝/

Noun

zanca f (plural zancas)

1. a large extension of walled woodland

References

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• “zanca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “zanca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Alternative forms

• cianca (regional)

Etymology

From Latin zancha (a kind of shoe), from Parthian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zan.ka/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äŋkä]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: zàn‧ca

Noun

zanca f (plural zanche) (obsolete, regional)

1. leg
2. (in the plural) stilts

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzan.ka/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äŋkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zan.ka/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äŋkä]

Noun

zanca f (genitive zancae); first declension

1. Alternative spelling of zancha (“kind of soft Parthian shoe”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zanca	zancae
Genitive	zancae	zancārum
Dative	zancae	zancīs
Accusative	zancam	zancās
Ablative	zancā	zancīs
Vocative	zanca	zancae

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθanka/ [ˈθãŋ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsanka/ [ˈsãŋ.ka]

Noun

zanca m (plural zancas)

1. leg of a bird
2. (colloquial) long, thin leg of a human

Derived terms

• zancada
• zancudo

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001