el anca
anca
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el anca(
ahng
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. haunch
Parece que el caballo se lastimó el anca izquierda.It seems that the horse hurt its left haunch.
b. rump
El caballerango estaba cepillando la cola y el anca del pony.The groom was brushing the pony's tail and rump.
c. leg (of a frog)
Las ancas de las ranas les permiten saltar largas distancias.The legs of a frog allow it to jump long distances.
2. (culinary)
a. leg (of a frog)
Fuimos a un restaurante donde servían ancas de rana fritas.We went to a restaurant where they served fried frog's legs.
las ancas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (colloquial) (anatomy) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. behind
Julia iba caminando por el campo cuando le dieron un balonazo en las ancas.Julia was walking through the field when she got hit by the ball on the behind.
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