ancho
Portuguese, adjective/ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
ancho is spelled A-N-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 133,944th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ancho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “broad, wide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “largo, amplo”.
What does ancho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
broad, wide
- 2
conceited
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. largo, amplo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ancho
- ancha feminine
- anchos masculine plural
- anchas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ancho?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈɐ̃t.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ancho in Portuguese?
ancho appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).