amancay
Spanish, noun/amanˈkai/
amancay is spelled A-M-A-N-C-A-Y (7 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 176,328th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amancay is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Ismene amancaes, a Peruvian flower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Alstroemeria aurea, Alstroemeria patagonica) Planta de tallos simples y erguidos, que alcanzan desde los 40…”.
What does amancay mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineIsmene amancaes, a Peruvian flower.
- 2
masculinePeruvian lily
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Alstroemeria aurea, Alstroemeria patagonica) Planta de tallos simples y erguidos, que alcanzan desde los 40 cm hasta más de 1 m de altura. Las hojas son lanceoladas a oblanceoladas. 2. Flor del amancay₁. Tiene unas tonalidades de amarillo a anaranjado, con manchas rojizas.
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 amancay
- amancayes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amancay?
- /amanˈkai/
- [a.mãŋˈkai̯]
- [amãŋˈkaj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is amancay in Spanish?
amancay appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).