hucha

See also: húchá

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: huchas, huchât

Verb

hucha

1. third-person singular past historic of hucher

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ucha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old French huche, from Medieval Latin hutica, perhaps of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈut͡ʃa/ [ˈu.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Hyphenation: hu‧cha

Noun

hucha f (plural huchas)

1. chest

   Synonyms: arca, baúl, cofre

   • 1310, Anselmo López Carreira, editor, Ourense medieval: documentos e arquivos, d. 75:

     Iten lle mando dous mill mrs. de seysseens e de coroados que seen na hucha verde dos signaes daguyas que se no dito moesteiro de Santa Clara e a plata que en ela se.

     Item, I send [to the monastery of Saint Claire] two thousand maravedies which are in the green chest with signs of eagles which is in the aforementioned monastery of Saint Claire, with the silver which is in it

   • 1348, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 152:

     acharedes en casa na mia ucha cinquoeenta uaras de lenço que seen ordidas et cinquo maranas de fiado cruu et tres de cozido

     you'll find in my home inside my chest fifty yards of woven cloth and five skeins of raw thread and three of boiled

2. bin

   Synonyms: arca, tulla

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “hucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “hucha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “hucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “hucha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “hucha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Quechua

Noun

hucha

1. guilt, fault, sin, offense, crime
2. heavy energy (created by humans)

Declension

declension of hucha

	singular	plural
nominative	hucha	huchakuna
accusative	huchata	huchakunata
dative	huchaman	huchakunaman
genitive	huchap	huchakunap
locative	huchapi	huchakunapi
terminative	huchakama	huchakunakama
ablative	huchamanta	huchakunamanta
instrumental	huchawan	huchakunawan
comitative	huchantin	huchakunantin
abessive	huchannaq	huchakunannaq
comparative	huchahina	huchakunahina
causative	hucharayku	huchakunarayku
benefactive	huchapaq	huchakunapaq
associative	huchapura	huchakunapura
distributive	huchanka	huchakunanka
exclusive	huchalla	huchakunalla

possessive forms of hucha

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	huchay	huchaykuna
accusative	huchayta	huchaykunata
dative	huchayman	huchaykunaman
genitive	huchaypa	huchaykunap
locative	huchaypi	huchaykunapi
terminative	huchaykama	huchaykunakama
ablative	huchaymanta	huchaykunamanta
instrumental	huchaywan	huchaykunawan
comitative	huchaynintin	huchaykunantin
abessive	huchayninnaq	huchaykunannaq
comparative	huchayhina	huchaykunahina
causative	huchayrayku	huchaykunarayku
benefactive	huchaypaq	huchaykunapaq
associative	huchaypura	huchaykunapura
distributive	huchayninka	huchaykunanka
exclusive	huchaylla	huchaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	huchayki	huchaykikuna
accusative	huchaykita	huchaykikunata
dative	huchaykiman	huchaykikunaman
genitive	huchaykipa	huchaykikunap
locative	huchaykipi	huchaykikunapi
terminative	huchaykikama	huchaykikunakama
ablative	huchaykimanta	huchaykikunamanta
instrumental	huchaykiwan	huchaykikunawan
comitative	huchaykintin	huchaykikunantin
abessive	huchaykinnaq	huchaykikunannaq
comparative	huchaykihina	huchaykikunahina
causative	huchaykirayku	huchaykikunarayku
benefactive	huchaykipaq	huchaykikunapaq
associative	huchaykipura	huchaykikunapura
distributive	huchaykinka	huchaykikunanka
exclusive	huchaykilla	huchaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	huchan	huchankuna
accusative	huchanta	huchankunata
dative	huchanman	huchankunaman
genitive	huchanpa	huchankunap
locative	huchanpi	huchankunapi
terminative	huchankama	huchankunakama
ablative	huchanmanta	huchankunamanta
instrumental	huchanwan	huchankunawan
comitative	huchanintin	huchankunantin
abessive	huchanninnaq	huchankunannaq
comparative	huchanhina	huchankunahina
causative	huchanrayku	huchankunarayku
benefactive	huchanpaq	huchankunapaq
associative	huchanpura	huchankunapura
distributive	huchaninka	huchankunanka
exclusive	huchanlla	huchankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	huchanchik	huchanchikkuna
accusative	huchanchikta	huchanchikkunata
dative	huchanchikman	huchanchikkunaman
genitive	huchanchikpa	huchanchikkunap
locative	huchanchikpi	huchanchikkunapi
terminative	huchanchikkama	huchanchikkunakama
ablative	huchanchikmanta	huchanchikkunamanta
instrumental	huchanchikwan	huchanchikkunawan
comitative	huchanchiknintin	huchanchikkunantin
abessive	huchanchikninnaq	huchanchikkunannaq
comparative	huchanchikhina	huchanchikkunahina
causative	huchanchikrayku	huchanchikkunarayku
benefactive	huchanchikpaq	huchanchikkunapaq
associative	huchanchikpura	huchanchikkunapura
distributive	huchanchikninka	huchanchikkunanka
exclusive	huchanchiklla	huchanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	huchayku	huchaykukuna
accusative	huchaykuta	huchaykukunata
dative	huchaykuman	huchaykukunaman
genitive	huchaykupa	huchaykukunap
locative	huchaykupi	huchaykukunapi
terminative	huchaykukama	huchaykukunakama
ablative	huchaykumanta	huchaykukunamanta
instrumental	huchaykuwan	huchaykukunawan
comitative	huchaykuntin	huchaykukunantin
abessive	huchaykunnaq	huchaykukunannaq
comparative	huchaykuhina	huchaykukunahina
causative	huchaykurayku	huchaykukunarayku
benefactive	huchaykupaq	huchaykukunapaq
associative	huchaykupura	huchaykukunapura
distributive	huchaykunka	huchaykukunanka
exclusive	huchaykulla	huchaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	huchaykichik	huchaykichikkuna
accusative	huchaykichikta	huchaykichikkunata
dative	huchaykichikman	huchaykichikkunaman
genitive	huchaykichikpa	huchaykichikkunap
locative	huchaykichikpi	huchaykichikkunapi
terminative	huchaykichikkama	huchaykichikkunakama
ablative	huchaykichikmanta	huchaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	huchaykichikwan	huchaykichikkunawan
comitative	huchaykichiknintin	huchaykichikkunantin
abessive	huchaykichikninnaq	huchaykichikkunannaq
comparative	huchaykichikhina	huchaykichikkunahina
causative	huchaykichikrayku	huchaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	huchaykichikpaq	huchaykichikkunapaq
associative	huchaykichikpura	huchaykichikkunapura
distributive	huchaykichikninka	huchaykichikkunanka
exclusive	huchaykichiklla	huchaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	huchanku	huchankukuna
accusative	huchankuta	huchankukunata
dative	huchankuman	huchankukunaman
genitive	huchankupa	huchankukunap
locative	huchankupi	huchankukunapi
terminative	huchankukama	huchankukunakama
ablative	huchankumanta	huchankukunamanta
instrumental	huchankuwan	huchankukunawan
comitative	huchankuntin	huchankukunantin
abessive	huchankunnaq	huchankukunannaq
comparative	huchankuhina	huchankukunahina
causative	huchankurayku	huchankukunarayku
benefactive	huchankupaq	huchankukunapaq
associative	huchankupura	huchankukunapura
distributive	huchankunka	huchankukunanka
exclusive	huchankulla	huchankukunalla

See also

• huchakuy

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French huche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈut͡ʃa/ [ˈu.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: hu‧cha

Noun

hucha f (plural huchas)

1. (Spain) piggy bank

   Synonyms: (Latin America, Philippines, Canary Islands, Andalusia) alcancía, (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay) chanchito, (Mexico, Venezuela) cochinito, (Guatemala) cochito, (Colombia) marranito, (Mexico) puerquito, (El Salvador) tunquito

Further reading

• “hucha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28