overwordExplorer
SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

penca.

bad, lame, uncool

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpenka/[ˈpẽŋ.ka]
  1. bad, lame, uncool

    Chile · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Probably from hoja pendenca, from hoja (“leaf”) + a derivative of Latin pedis (“foot”), referring to the leaf growing from the foot of the plant. Also compare Italian pinco (“penis”).

noun/ˈpenka/[ˈpẽŋ.ka]
  1. main rib or vein of a leaf

    feminine
  2. fleshy stalk, leafstalk or leaf of certain plants, e.g., celery leafstalks or nopal leaves

    feminine
  3. penis

    Chile · feminine
  4. radish (large oblong variety)

    Chile · feminine
  5. agave

    feminine
  6. drunkenness

    Costa-Rica · feminine
  7. nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica)

    Canary-Islands · Tenerife · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from hoja pendenca, from hoja (“leaf”) + a derivative of Latin pedis (“foot”), referring to the leaf growing from the foot of the plant. Also compare Italian pinco (“penis”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

penca has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

penca studiopenca workshello, penca

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.