zanca
Spanish, noun/ˈθanka/
zanca is spelled Z-A-N-C-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zanca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “leg of a bird” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Referido a la pata de un ave: Parte que va desde los dedos hasta la articulación inicial”.
What does zanca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleg of a bird
- 2
colloquialfemininelong, thin leg of a human
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Referido a la pata de un ave: Parte que va desde los dedos hasta la articulación inicial. 2. Pata de cualquier animal o cosa, incluyendo la pierna humana, especialmente si es grande, flaca o alargada. 3. Madero de entramado de escalera, en el cual van entregados los peldaños, y se planta la barandilla.
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 zanca
- zancas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zanca?
- /ˈθanka/
- [ˈθãŋ.ka]
- /ˈsanka/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zanca in Spanish?
zanca appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).