hincha
Japanese
Romanization
hincha
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.
Verb
hincha
- to swell
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈint͡ʃa/ [ˈĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -intʃa
- Syllabification: hin‧cha
Etymology 1
Deverbal from hinchar (“inflate”).
Noun
hincha f (plural hinchas)
Noun
hincha m or f by sense (plural hinchas) (Rioplatense, Paraguay)
- an annoying person
- (sports) megafan
- Synonyms: aficionado, fan
- 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País[1], retrieved 26 November 2020:
- Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
Adjective
hincha m or f (masculine and feminine plural hinchas)
- (Rioplatense, Paraguay) annoying
- Synonyms: fastidioso, molestoso
Etymology 2
Verb
hincha
- inflection of hinchar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
Verb
hincha
- inflection of henchir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “hincha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024