chanca
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃanka/
chanca is spelled C-H-A-N-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 108,574th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chanca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “grinding; crushing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Zapato viejo cuyo talón está ya caído y aplastado por el mucho uso”.
What does chanca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrinding; crushing
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zapato viejo cuyo talón está ya caído y aplastado por el mucho uso. 2. Variante de chancleta.
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de chancar.
noun: 1. Troje usado para curar boquerones, caballas y otros peces para ponerlos en conserva. 2. Industria de salazón del pescado.
noun: 1. Confederación de pueblos amerindios, rivales de los Incas, que la anexionaron en el siglo 15
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 chanca
- chancas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chanca?
- /ˈt͡ʃanka/
- [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ka]
- [ˈt͡ʃãŋka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chanca in Spanish?
chanca appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).