cancha

[kahn-chuh]

noun

1. a court for playing jai alai.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancha¹

< Spanish: court, sports field, cockpit < Quechua kancha corral

Example Sentences

It’s only 8 p.m., but he can already count on Ecuadoreans from all over the world to tune in and see the activities unraveling at Cancha Don Erick.

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Tonight, El Cuy is holding court at Cancha Don Erick, situated behind a nondescript house on Junction Boulevard in Corona, Queens.

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The estate is known as Cancha de Estrellas — Spanish for “field of stars” — and has hosted celebrities as big as Prince Harry for a game of polo.

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Eliana Cancha, a 26-year-old Peruvian nurse, said only two health workers out of 10 speak the Quechua language that is widely used in the region where she works, forcing many patients to try to explain what is ailing them by pointing at parts of their body.

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“They can’t express themselves with the doctor as they should be able to,” said Ms. Cancha, a native Quechua speaker.

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