cancha

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English

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Noun

cancha (countable and uncountable, plural canchas)

  1. A toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.
    • 2015, Ricardo Zarate, Jenn Garbee, The Fire of Peru: Recipes and Stories from My Peruvian Kitchen:
      Partially open the lid away from you, like a shield, so the cancha doesn't pop into your face. Be very careful, as the oil is very hot and the kernels can pop out of the pan. Most of the kernels should be dark golden brown.

Asturian

Noun

cancha f (plural canches)

  1. court; pitch

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkant͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -antʃa
  • Syllabification: can‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua kancha (“circular enclosure”).

Noun

cancha f (plural canchas)

  1. (sports, Latin America) pitch, (US) field (field on which soccer, rugby or field hockey is played)
    Synonym: campo
    cancha de fútbol ― soccer field
  2. (golf, Latin America) course
    Synonym: campo
    cancha de golf ― golf course
  3. (sports, chiefly Latin America) court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played)
    Synonym: (Spain) pista
    cancha de golf ― golf course
  4. enclosure, shed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua kamcha (“toasted maize”).

Noun

cancha f (plural canchas)

  1. (Peru) popcorn
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita
  2. (Peru) corn nuts (toasted grains of corn)
    Synonyms: chulpi, maíz tostado
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cancha

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

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