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"Gancho" is a noun which is often translated as "hook", and "percha" is a noun which is often translated as "hanger". Learn more about the difference between "gancho" and "percha" below.
el gancho(
gahn
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choh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (tool)
2. (object to hang clothes) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
3. (botany)
a. branch
Cortaron todos los árboles del lugar dejando puros ganchos.They trimmed all the trees in the area, leaving just branches.
4. (clip for clothes) (Andes) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. clothespin (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Te recomiendo usar ganchos para colgar la ropa en el tendedero.I recommend that you use clothespins to hang the clothes from the line.
b. peg (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Lavo tanta ropa todas las semanas que me hacen falta más ganchos.I wash so many clothes every week that I need to buy more pegs.
5. (hair clip) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
6. (sewing) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. safety pin
Le puse un gancho a mi falda porque se descosió.I put a safety pin in my skirt because it became unstitched.
7. (colloquial) (pull power)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. appeal
Esa mujer tiene un gancho que les encanta a los hombres.That woman has an appeal that men love.
b. attraction
Esta oferta es el gancho más importante para comprar nuestro producto.This promotion is the major attraction for buying our product.
8. (partner)
a. accomplice
Juan era su gancho para hacer que la gente comprara el producto.Juan was his accomplice for getting people to buy the product.
9. (sports)
b. hook shot (basketball)
El jugador lanzó un gancho y anotó una canasta.The player threw a hook shot and scored a basket.
la percha(
pehr
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chah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. hanger
Pon tu falda en una percha y cuélgala en el armario.Put your skirt on a hanger and hang it up in the closet.
b. coat hanger
Esta percha no es lo suficientemente robusta para colgar un abrigo.This coat hanger isn't strong enough to hang a coat on.
c. clothes hanger
No hay suficientes perchas en el armario de mi habitación.There aren't enough clothes hangers in the closet in my room.
d. coat hook
Puedes dejar el bolso en la percha de la entrada.You can leave your bag on the coat hook in the hall.
2. (furniture)
a. coat stand
Esta percha está coja; ponle un cartón debajo de la pata.This coat stand is wobbly; put a piece of cardboard under the leg.
b. coatrack
Puedes dejar tu sombrero en la percha junto a la puerta.You can leave your hat on the coatrack next to the door.
3. (for birds)
