lancha

English

Noun

lancha (plural lanchas)

1. Alternative form of lancang.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʃɐ
• Hyphenation: lan‧cha

Etymology 1

From Malay lancar (“agile”), itself probably from Portuguese lançar.

Noun

lancha f (plural lanchas)

1. (nautical) any small and fast boat
2. (nautical) motorboat

Descendants

• → Catalan: llanxa
• → English: launch
• → Spanish: lancha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lancha

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

Further reading

• “lancha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “lancha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “lancha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancar (“quick, nimble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlant͡ʃa/ [ˈlãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -antʃa
• Syllabification: lan‧cha

Noun

lancha f (plural lanchas)

1. boat, motorboat, speedboat
2. launch (boat)

Derived terms

• lanchero
• lanchón

Further reading

• “lancha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025