hucha

See also: húchá

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: huchas, huchât

Verb

hucha

1. third-person singular past historic of hucher

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ucha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old French huche, from Medieval Latin hutica, perhaps of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈut͡ʃa/ [ˈu.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Hyphenation: hu‧cha

Noun

hucha f (plural huchas)

1. chest

   Synonyms: arca, baúl, cofre

   • 1310, Anselmo López Carreira, editor, Ourense medieval: documentos e arquivos, d. 75:

     Iten lle mando dous mill mrs. de seysseens e de coroados que seen na hucha verde dos signaes daguyas que se no dito moesteiro de Santa Clara e a plata que en ela se.

     Item, I send [to the monastery of Saint Claire] two thousand maravedies which are in the green chest with signs of eagles which is in the aforementioned monastery of Saint Claire, with the silver which is in it

   • 1348, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 152:

     acharedes en casa na mia ucha cinquoeenta uaras de lenço que seen ordidas et cinquo maranas de fiado cruu et tres de cozido

     you'll find in my home inside my chest fifty yards of woven cloth and five skeins of raw thread and three of boiled

2. bin

   Synonyms: arca, tulla

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “hucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “hucha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “hucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “hucha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “hucha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Quechua

Noun

hucha

1. guilt, fault, sin, offense, crime
2. heavy energy (created by humans)

Declension

Declension of hucha

	singular	plural
nominative	hucha	huchakuna
accusative	huchata	huchakunata
dative	huchaman	huchakunaman
genitive	huchap	huchakunap
locative	huchapi	huchakunapi
terminative	huchakama	huchakunakama
ablative	huchamanta	huchakunamanta
instrumental	huchawan	huchakunawan
comitative	huchantin	huchakunantin
abessive	huchannaq	huchakunannaq
comparative	huchahina	huchakunahina
causative	hucharayku	huchakunarayku
benefactive	huchapaq	huchakunapaq
associative	huchapura	huchakunapura
distributive	huchanka	huchakunanka
exclusive	huchalla	huchakunalla

Possessive forms of hucha

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative huchay huchaykuna accusative huchayta huchaykunata dative huchayman huchaykunaman genitive huchaypa huchaykunap locative huchaypi huchaykunapi terminative huchaykama huchaykunakama ablative huchaymanta huchaykunamanta instrumental huchaywan huchaykunawan comitative huchaynintin huchaykunantin abessive huchayninnaq huchaykunannaq comparative huchayhina huchaykunahina causative huchayrayku huchaykunarayku benefactive huchaypaq huchaykunapaq associative huchaypura huchaykunapura distributive huchayninka huchaykunanka exclusive huchaylla huchaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative huchayki huchaykikuna accusative huchaykita huchaykikunata dative huchaykiman huchaykikunaman genitive huchaykipa huchaykikunap locative huchaykipi huchaykikunapi terminative huchaykikama huchaykikunakama ablative huchaykimanta huchaykikunamanta instrumental huchaykiwan huchaykikunawan comitative huchaykintin huchaykikunantin abessive huchaykinnaq huchaykikunannaq comparative huchaykihina huchaykikunahina causative huchaykirayku huchaykikunarayku benefactive huchaykipaq huchaykikunapaq associative huchaykipura huchaykikunapura distributive huchaykinka huchaykikunanka exclusive huchaykilla huchaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative huchan huchankuna accusative huchanta huchankunata dative huchanman huchankunaman genitive huchanpa huchankunap locative huchanpi huchankunapi terminative huchankama huchankunakama ablative huchanmanta huchankunamanta instrumental huchanwan huchankunawan comitative huchanintin huchankunantin abessive huchanninnaq huchankunannaq comparative huchanhina huchankunahina causative huchanrayku huchankunarayku benefactive huchanpaq huchankunapaq associative huchanpura huchankunapura distributive huchaninka huchankunanka exclusive huchanlla huchankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative huchanchik huchanchikkuna accusative huchanchikta huchanchikkunata dative huchanchikman huchanchikkunaman genitive huchanchikpa huchanchikkunap locative huchanchikpi huchanchikkunapi terminative huchanchikkama huchanchikkunakama ablative huchanchikmanta huchanchikkunamanta instrumental huchanchikwan huchanchikkunawan comitative huchanchiknintin huchanchikkunantin abessive huchanchikninnaq huchanchikkunannaq comparative huchanchikhina huchanchikkunahina causative huchanchikrayku huchanchikkunarayku benefactive huchanchikpaq huchanchikkunapaq associative huchanchikpura huchanchikkunapura distributive huchanchikninka huchanchikkunanka exclusive huchanchiklla huchanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative huchayku huchaykukuna accusative huchaykuta huchaykukunata dative huchaykuman huchaykukunaman genitive huchaykupa huchaykukunap locative huchaykupi huchaykukunapi terminative huchaykukama huchaykukunakama ablative huchaykumanta huchaykukunamanta instrumental huchaykuwan huchaykukunawan comitative huchaykuntin huchaykukunantin abessive huchaykunnaq huchaykukunannaq comparative huchaykuhina huchaykukunahina causative huchaykurayku huchaykukunarayku benefactive huchaykupaq huchaykukunapaq associative huchaykupura huchaykukunapura distributive huchaykunka huchaykukunanka exclusive huchaykulla huchaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative huchaykichik huchaykichikkuna accusative huchaykichikta huchaykichikkunata dative huchaykichikman huchaykichikkunaman genitive huchaykichikpa huchaykichikkunap locative huchaykichikpi huchaykichikkunapi terminative huchaykichikkama huchaykichikkunakama ablative huchaykichikmanta huchaykichikkunamanta instrumental huchaykichikwan huchaykichikkunawan comitative huchaykichiknintin huchaykichikkunantin abessive huchaykichikninnaq huchaykichikkunannaq comparative huchaykichikhina huchaykichikkunahina causative huchaykichikrayku huchaykichikkunarayku benefactive huchaykichikpaq huchaykichikkunapaq associative huchaykichikpura huchaykichikkunapura distributive huchaykichikninka huchaykichikkunanka exclusive huchaykichiklla huchaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative huchanku huchankukuna accusative huchankuta huchankukunata dative huchankuman huchankukunaman genitive huchankupa huchankukunap locative huchankupi huchankukunapi terminative huchankukama huchankukunakama ablative huchankumanta huchankukunamanta instrumental huchankuwan huchankukunawan comitative huchankuntin huchankukunantin abessive huchankunnaq huchankukunannaq comparative huchankuhina huchankukunahina causative huchankurayku huchankukunarayku benefactive huchankupaq huchankukunapaq associative huchankupura huchankukunapura distributive huchankunka huchankukunanka exclusive huchankulla huchankukunalla

See also

• huchakuy

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French huche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈut͡ʃa/ [ˈu.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: hu‧cha

Noun

hucha f (plural huchas)

1. (Spain) piggy bank

   Synonyms: (Latin America, Philippines, Canary Islands, Andalusia) alcancía, (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay) chanchito, (Mexico, Venezuela) cochinito, (Guatemala) cochito, (Colombia) marranito, (Mexico) puerquito, (El Salvador) tunquito

Further reading

• “hucha”, 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