cancha
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cancha
< Spanish: court, sports field, cockpit < Quechua kancha corral
Example Sentences
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They divided all that position, from Santo Domingo to the junction of the rivers into four neighbourhoods or quarters which they call cancha.
From History of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
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