hincha

See also: Hincha and hinchá

Japanese

Romanization

hincha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひんちゃ

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.

Verb

hincha

  1. 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)

  1. hatred
    Synonym: odio

Noun

hincha m or f by sense (plural hinchas) (Rioplatense, Paraguay)

  1. an annoying person
  2. (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)

Adjective

hincha m or f (masculine and feminine plural hinchas)

  1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay) annoying
    Synonyms: fastidioso, molestoso

Etymology 2

Verb

hincha

  1. inflection of hinchar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Verb

hincha

  1. inflection of henchir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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