penacho
Spanish, noun/peˈnat͡ʃo/
penacho is spelled P-E-N-A-C-H-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 55,445th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penacho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tuft (of feathers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grupo de plumas que tienen algunas aves en la parte superior de la cabeza”.
What does penacho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetuft (of feathers)
- 2
masculinefeather headdress
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grupo de plumas que tienen algunas aves en la parte superior de la cabeza. 2. Adorno de plumas que sobresale en los cascos o morriones, en el tocado de las mujeres, en la cabeza de las caballerías engalanadas para fiestas reales u otras solemnidades, etc. 3. Lo que tiene forma o figura de tal. 4. Vanidad, presunción o soberbia.
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 penacho
- penachos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce penacho?
- /peˈnat͡ʃo/
- [peˈna.t͡ʃo]
- [peˈnat͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to penacho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is penacho in Spanish?
penacho appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).