jarcha
Spanish, noun/ˈxaɾt͡ʃa/
jarcha is spelled J-A-R-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish, the 178,154th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jarcha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “kharja” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de composición lírica mozárabe, de estrofas cortas, que desde el siglo X se componían en territorio…”.
What does jarcha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekharja
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de composición lírica mozárabe, de estrofas cortas, que desde el siglo X se componían en territorio andalusí. Trataban de temas amorosos para acompañar las labores domesticas.
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 jarcha
- jarchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jarcha?
- /ˈxaɾt͡ʃa/
- [ˈxaɾ.t͡ʃa]
- [ˈxaɾt͡ʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jarcha in Spanish?
jarcha appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).