cancha
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃.ʃɐ/
cancha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bocce court” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “passada, passo largo”.
What does cancha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebocce court
- 2
datedfemininefield
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. passada, passo largo 2. quadra de esportes 3. capacidade adquirida com a experiência
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 cancha
- canchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cancha?
- Brazil /ˈkɐ̃.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɐ̃.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɐ̃t.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cancha in Portuguese?
cancha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).