loca
Spanish, noun/ˈloka/
loca is spelled L-O-C-A (4 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,249th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a madwoman, female equivalent of loco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of loco. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Varón afeminado o abiertamente homosexual”.
What does loca mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininea madwoman, female equivalent of loco
Pensaban que era una loca, pero simplemente fingía.
- 2
Latin-Americaderogatoryfeminineslut (usually said of a woman...)
Esa prima mía es una loca.
- 3
feminineslangan effeminate man or boy
- 4
feminineslanga very flirtatious homosexual man or boy
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of loco
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Varón afeminado o abiertamente homosexual. 2. Mujer promiscua. 3. Mujer que mantiene relaciones sexuales por dinero.
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 loca
- locas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loca?
- /ˈloka/
- [ˈlo.ka]
- [ˈloka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loca in Spanish?
loca appears 38 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).