zancada

Spanish

Etymology

From zanca (“leg”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θanˈkada/ [θãŋˈka.ð̞a]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sanˈkada/ [sãŋˈka.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: zan‧ca‧da

Noun

zancada f (plural zancadas)

step; stride; pace
llegó en cuatro zancadas ― he came in four strides

Derived terms

dar zancadas

Further reading

“zancada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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