hincha

hincha

See also: Hincha and hinchá

Japanese

Romanization

hincha

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひんちゃ

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.

Verb

hincha

1. to swell

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Spanish

Etymology

From hinchar (“inflate”). Term created in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the beginning of the 20th century, Prudencio Miguel Reyes was a worker for the Club Nacional de Football and among his duties, he was in charge of inflating the balls, and this was the "hinchador (“pumper, inflater”)". In each game, he encouraged his team with shouts of support to such a degree that his shouts and his support became famous, and from then on, the rest of the fans began to say "Look how the "Hincha" encourages."[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈint͡ʃa/ [ˈĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -intʃa
• Syllabification: hin‧cha

Noun

hincha f (plural hinchas)

1. hatred

   Synonym: odio

Noun

hincha m or f (plural hinchas)

1. (Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay) fan (person who likes and supports a sports team or an athlete very much)

   Synonyms: aficionado, fan

   • 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País‎, retrieved 2020-11-26:

     Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Related terms

• hinchada
• hinchado
• hinchar
• hincharse
• hinchazón

Verb

hincha

1. inflection of henchir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of hinchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

1. ¿De dónde viene la palabra hincha?
2. ¿Sabes de dónde viene la palabra "hincha"?
3. Origen de la palabra "hincha"

Further reading

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