guataca
Spanish, noun[gwaˈt̪aka]
guataca is spelled G-U-A-T-A-C-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written Spanish, the 262,932nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guataca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hoe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Azada corta de trabajo usada por los guajiros para limpiar los cultivos de las malas plantas y para otras…”.
What does guataca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehoe
- 2
feminineear
- 3
feminineshovel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Azada corta de trabajo usada por los guajiros para limpiar los cultivos de las malas plantas y para otras funciones. Se diferencia de las azadas normales porque la plancha de hierro es más ancha por el filo. 2. Oreja de alguien. 3. Adulador. 4. Gordo.
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 guataca
- guatacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guataca?
- [gwaˈt̪aka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is guataca in Spanish?
guataca appears about once in every 56 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).