ancho

See also: anchó

English

Etymology

From Spanish (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: an‧cho

Noun

ancho (plural anchos)

1. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
   • 2009 January 30, “Fire-roasted hot chili”, in Toronto Star‎:

     Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.

See also

• Poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chaon, Cohan, nacho

Asturian

Adjective

ancho

1. neuter of anchu

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈanʲ.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -antʃo
• Hyphenation: an‧cho

Adjective

ancho m

1. broad, wide, ample

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ancho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ancho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “ancho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈã.t͡ʃo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈã.t͡ʃʊ/

Adjective

ancho m

1. broad, wide, ample
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 325 cantiga Cantiga 325 (facsimile):

     Pois a Catiua eſperta. / foi achouſſ en űu camỹo / ancho ⁊ chão ſen pedras / ⁊ andou o mui feſtỹno

     So the smart captive / went and found herself in a path, / ample and flat, without rocks, / and walked through it very quickly.

Descendants

• Galician: ancho
• Portuguese: ancho

Old High German

Alternative forms

• anco

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ankwō.

Noun

ancho m

1. butter

Declension

Declension of ancho (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	ancho	anchon, anchun
accusative	anchon, anchun	anchon, anchun
genitive	anchen, anchin	anchōno
dative	anchen, anchin	anchōm, anchōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: anke
  • Alemannic German: Anke

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ancho, from Latin amplus. Cognate with Galician ancho and Spanish ancho. Doublet of amplo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃu/

• Hyphenation: an‧cho

Adjective

ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)

1. broad, wide

   Synonym: largo

2. (figurative) conceited

   Synonym: convencido

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -antʃo
• Syllabification: an‧cho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin amplus. Doublet of amplio.

Adjective

ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)

1. wide; broad

   Antonym: estrecho

2. proud

   Synonym: orgulloso

Derived terms

• a sus anchas
• anchamente
• anchura
• banda ancha
• chile ancho
• dormir a pata ancha
• dorsal ancho
• hacer pata ancha
• manga ancha
• quedarse tan ancho
• sacarse el ancho

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: hanchu

Noun

ancho m (plural anchos)

1. width, breadth, span

   Synonym: anchura

Derived terms

• ancho de banda

Related terms

• amplio
• anchar
• ensanchar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ancho

1. first-person singular present indicative of anchar

Further reading

• “ancho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• nacho