alcancía

See also: alcancia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic *الكنزية (al-kanzíyya), from Arabic كَنْز (kanz, “treasure”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alkanˈθia/ [al.kãn̟ˈθi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /alkanˈsia/ [al.kãnˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: al‧can‧cí‧a

Noun

alcancía f (plural alcancías)

  1. cashbox
  2. collection (at a church)
  3. (Latin America, Philippines, Canary Islands, Andalusia) piggy bank
    Synonyms: (Spain) hucha, (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay) chanchito, (Mexico, Venezuela) cochinito, (Guatemala) cochito, (Colombia) marranito, (Mexico) puerquito, (El Salvador) tunquito

Derived terms
  • alcanciazo

Descendants

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