lucha

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See also: Lucha, luchá, and lǜchá

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

lucha f pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of luch

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlut͡ʃa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -utʃa
  • Syllabification: lu‧cha

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor (whence English reluctant and ineluctable). Compare Catalan lluita, Galician loita, French lutte, Italian lotta and Romanian luptă.

Noun

lucha f (plural luchas)

  1. fight, fighting, fray
    Synonyms: pelea, riña
  2. struggle, battle (in the figurative sense), strife, striving
    Synonym: batalla
    • 1973, “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido”, Quilapayún (lyrics), Sergio Ortega (music):
      Y ahora el pueblo / que se alza en la lucha / con voz de gigante / gritando: ¡adelante!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (sports, martial art) wrestling
    Synonym: pancracio
  4. control, enforcement, fight (e.g. disease control, tobacco control, drug control)
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Etymology 2

Verb

lucha

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

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