chancha
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃa/
chancha is spelled C-H-A-N-C-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chancha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of chancho (“pig”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hembra del chancho o cerdo”.
What does chancha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chancho (“pig”)
- 2
feminineobsoletejoke; josh
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chancho
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hembra del chancho o cerdo. 2. Vehículo, comúnmente de dos ruedas iguales, propulsado mediante la aplicación de la fuerza de las piernas sobre los pedales que la transmiten hacia los piñones y una cadena moviendo la rueda trasera. 3. Masa rellena con manzanas picadas y cocinada en agua hirviendo.
noun: 1. Embuste, mentira, engaño.
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 chancha
- chanchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chancha?
- /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃa/
- [ˈt͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
- [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chancha in Spanish?
chancha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).