canchar

Spanish

Etymology

From cancha (pitch, open place, field etc.) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [kãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: can‧char

Verb

canchar (first-person singular present cancho, first-person singular preterite canché, past participle canchado)

  1. (technical term in the production of mate, transitive) to perform the first milling of the leaves of, crushing the leaves broadly before ageing
  2. (Argentina and Paraguay, transitive) to toast, to roast
    Synonym: tostar
  3. (Argentina) to play with each other’s hands attempting to slap them and stop them
  4. (Argentina, fencing) synonym of vistear
  5. (Peru, of services, transitive) to sell, to put on the market
    Synonym: vender
  6. (probably obsolete Colombia slang, reflexive plus direct object, of an item of clothing) to put on, to don
    Synonym: ponerse
  7. (probably obsolete Colombia slang, transitive, of a spinning top) to lose
    Synonym: perder

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • canchada
  • canchado (the process of first milling of mate; mate dried and ready to be milled)

References

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