gancho
Spanish, noun/ˈɡant͡ʃo/
gancho is spelled G-A-N-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,026th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gancho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hook, peg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento o utensilio de forma curva y a menudo puntiaguda en uno de sus extremos o en ambos, que se emplea…”.
What does gancho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehook, peg
- 2
masculineclothes hanger
- 3
masculinedifficult situation
- 4
masculinehook
- 5
masculineuppercut
- 6
masculinepulling power
- 7
masculineattracting object or argument (true or fraudulent)
- 8
masculinetout
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento o utensilio de forma curva y a menudo puntiaguda en uno de sus extremos o en ambos, que se emplea para agarrar, enganchar, sujetar, colgar o tejer. 2. Parte de la rama que queda adherida al árbol cuando esta se rompe. 3. Vara, palo o bastón que tiene forma curva en su parte superior. 4. Tipo de golpe o agarre que se da doblando el brazo.
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 gancho
- ganchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gancho?
- /ˈɡant͡ʃo/
- [ˈɡãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
- [ˈgãnʲt͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gancho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gancho in Spanish?
gancho appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).