pilcha

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpil.xa/
  • Rhymes: -ilxa
  • Syllabification: pil‧cha

Noun

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pilcha m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of pilch

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pilcha (low-quality clothes; high-quality clothes), from Mapudungun pulcha (wrinkle).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ʃɐ/ [ˈpiʊ̯.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ʃa/ [ˈpiʊ̯.ʃa]
 

Noun

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pilcha f (plural pilchas)

  1. the traditional costume of the Gauchos

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mapudungun pulcha (wrinkle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpilt͡ʃa/ [ˈpilʲ.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -iltʃa
  • Syllabification: pil‧cha

Noun

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pilcha f (plural pilchas)

  1. (rustic, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay) low-quality clothes
  2. (colloquial, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay) high-quality clothes
  3. (Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay) each element of the riding tack, such as a stirrup or saddle

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