ácana
Spanish, noun/ˈakana/
ácana is spelled Á-C-A-N-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written Spanish, the 314,558th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ácana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family; Manilkara bidentata; balatá” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Manilkara zapota) Árbol de América de Sur, de 8 a 10 m de altura de madera compacta y recia que se emplea en…”.
What does ácana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family; Manilkara bidentata; balatá
- 2
femininethe wood of this tree
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Manilkara zapota) Árbol de América de Sur, de 8 a 10 m de altura de madera compacta y recia que se emplea en construcción. 2. Madera de este árbol.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ácana
- ácanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ácana?
- /ˈakana/
- [ˈa.ka.na]
- [ˈakana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ácana in Spanish?
ácana appears about once in every 83 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).