Polyglot Dictionary

anca

/ˈɐ̃kɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as ancas

Meaning

  1. hip

    • Dói-me a anca.

      My hip hurts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

quadril

anca is more used for animals, like a horse's haunch, or informally; quadril is the standard anatomical term for a human's "hip."

Similar in other languages

German

Hüfte

Hüfte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

Spanish

cadera

cadera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

French

hanche

hanche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hip."

Practice

1 What does anca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dói-me a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anca?

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