ancho
English
Etymology
From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#ANCHOCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#ANCHO (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/Category:English 2-syllable words#ANCHOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCHO
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ANCHOAudio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: an‧cho
Noun
ancho (plural anchos)Category:English lemmas#ANCHOCategory:English nouns#ANCHOCategory:English countable nouns#ANCHOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
- A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
- 2009 January 30, “Fire-roasted hot chili”, in Toronto Star:
- Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.Category:English terms with quotations#ANCHO
See also
Anagrams
Category:en:Peppers#ANCHOAsturian
Adjective
anchoCategory:Asturian non-lemma forms#ANCHOCategory:Asturian adjective forms#ANCHOCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from SpanishCategory:Chavacano terms inherited from Spanish#ANCOCategory:Chavacano terms derived from Spanish#ANCO ancho (“wide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈant͡ʃo/, [ˈãɲ.t͡ʃo]Category:Chavacano terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCO
- Hyphenation: an‧cho
Adjective
anchoCategory:Chavacano lemmas#ANCOCategory:Chavacano adjectives#ANCOCategory:Chavacano entries with incorrect language header#ANCOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#ANCHOCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ANCHO amplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈanʲ.t͡ʃʊ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCHO
- Rhymes: -antʃoCategory:Rhymes:Galician/antʃo#ANCHOCategory:Rhymes:Galician/antʃo/2 syllables#ANCHO
- Hyphenation: an‧cho
Adjective
ancho mCategory:Galician lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Galician adjectives#ANCHOCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ancho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “ancho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “ancho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Old Galician-Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#ANCHOCategory:Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Latin#ANCHO amplus.
Pronunciation
- (Galicia) IPA(key): /ˈã.t͡ʃo/Category:Old Galician-Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCHO
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈã.t͡ʃʊ/Category:Old Galician-Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCHO
Adjective
ancho mCategory:Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Old Galician-Portuguese adjectives#ANCHOCategory:Old Galician-Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
- broad, wide, ample
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 325 cantiga Cantiga 325 (facsimile):
- Pois a Catiua eſperta. / foi achouſſ en űu camỹo / ancho ⁊ chão ſen pedras / ⁊ andou o mui feſtỹno
- So the smart captive / went and found herself in a path, / ample and flat, without rocks, / and walked through it very quickly.
- Pois a Catiua eſperta. / foi achouſſ en űu camỹo / ancho ⁊ chão ſen pedras / ⁊ andou o mui feſtỹno
Descendants
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Category:Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ANCHOCategory:Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ANCHOFrom Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#ANCHOCategory:Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ANCHO *ankwō.
Noun
ancho mCategory:Old High German lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Old High German nouns#ANCHOCategory:Old High German entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Old High German masculine nouns#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Declension
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#ANCHOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#ANCHO ancho, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#ANCHOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#ANCHO amplus. Cognate with Galician ancho and Spanish ancho. Doublet of amploCategory:Portuguese doublets#ANCHO.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: an‧cho
Adjective
ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Portuguese adjectives#ANCHOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
- broad, wide
- Synonym: largo
- (figurative) conceited
- Synonym: convencido
Further reading
- “ancho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ancho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃo]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ANCHOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ANCHO
- Rhymes: -antʃoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/antʃo#ANCHOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/antʃo/2 syllables#ANCHO
- Syllabification: an‧cho
Etymology 1
Inherited from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#ANCHOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#ANCHO amplus. Doublet of amplioCategory:Spanish doublets#ANCHO.
Adjective
ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)Category:Spanish lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Spanish adjectives#ANCHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: hanchu
Noun
ancho m (plural anchos)Category:Spanish lemmas#ANCHOCategory:Spanish nouns#ANCHOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#ANCHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
anchoCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#ANCHOCategory:Spanish verb forms#ANCHOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ANCHOCategory:Pages with entries#ANCHOCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ANCHO
Further reading
- “ancho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025