zancada

Spanish

Etymology

From zanca (“leg”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zancada f (plural zancadas)

1. 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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28