percha

See also: Percha

English

Noun

percha (uncountable)

1. Synonym of gutta-percha

French

Verb

percha

1. third-person singular past historic of percher

Anagrams

• prêcha

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾt͡ʃa/ [ˈpeɾ.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -eɾtʃa
• Syllabification: per‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Catalan perxa, from Latin pertica. Doublet of pértiga.

Noun

percha f (plural perchas)

1. coat hanger
2. coat rack
3. perch
4. physique; build (of body, especially a good one)

Derived terms

• ave de percha
• emperchar
• perchero

 

Etymology 2

Verb

percha

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

Further reading

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