hincha

See also: Hincha and hinchá

Japanese

Romanization

hincha

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひんちゃ

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.

Verb

hincha

1. to swell

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈint͡ʃa/ [ˈĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -intʃa
• Syllabification: hin‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal of hinchar (“inflate”).

Noun

hincha f (plural hinchas)

1. hatred

   Synonym: odio

Noun

hincha m or f by sense (plural hinchas) (Rioplatense, Paraguay)

1. an annoying person
2. (sports) megafan

   Synonyms: aficionado, fan

   • 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País‎^[1], retrieved 2020-11-26:

     Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• hinchada
• hinchado
• hinchar
• hincharse
• hinchazón

Adjective

hincha m or f (masculine and feminine plural hinchas)

1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay) annoying

   Synonyms: fastidioso, molestoso

Etymology 2

Verb

hincha

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

Etymology 3

Verb

hincha

1. inflection of henchir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “hincha”, 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