pilcha
Spanish, noun/ˈpilt͡ʃa/
pilcha is spelled P-I-L-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 133,746th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pilcha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “high-quality clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de las prendas del paisano, especialmente el recado, poncho, chiripa, etc”.
What does pilcha mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininehigh-quality clothing
- 2
colloquialfemininegarment
- 3
femininelow-quality clothes
- 4
feminineeach element of the riding tack, such as a stirrup or saddle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de las prendas del paisano, especialmente el recado, poncho, chiripa, etc. 2. Por extensión, prenda cualquiera de la vestimenta 3. Prenda cualquiera de la vestimenta, cuando destaca por su muy mala o por su muy buena calidad.
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 pilcha
- pilchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pilcha?
- /ˈpilt͡ʃa/
- [ˈpilʲ.t͡ʃa]
- [ˈpilʲt͡ʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pilcha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pilcha in Spanish?
pilcha appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).