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anca.

buttock

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaŋka̝/
  1. buttock

    feminine
  2. rump (the hindquarter of an animal)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Attested from the 13th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *hanca or from Old French hanche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare English haunch.

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