pilcha

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpil.xa/
  • Rhymes: -ilxa
  • Syllabification: pil‧cha

Noun

pilcha m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of pilch

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pilcha (“low-quality clothes; high-quality clothes”), from Mapudungun pulcha (“wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ʃɐ/ [ˈpiʊ̯.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ʃa/ [ˈpiʊ̯.ʃa]
 

Noun

pilcha f (plural pilchas)

  1. the traditional costume of the Gauchos

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun pulcha (“wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpilt͡ʃa/ [ˈpilʲ.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -iltʃa
  • Syllabification: pil‧cha

Noun

pilcha f (plural pilchas)

  1. (colloquial, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense) high-quality clothing
    1. (youth slang, Paraguay, Rioplatense) garment
  2. (rustic, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay) low-quality clothes
  3. (Bolivia, Rioplatense, Paraguay, rustic) each element of the riding tack, such as a stirrup or saddle

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