# ancho
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: an‧cho

### Noun

ancho (plural anchos)
* A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
** 2009 January 30, “Fire-roasted hot chili”, in Toronto Star‎:Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.

#### See also

* Poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Chaon, Cohan, nacho

## Asturian
### Adjective

ancho
* neuter of anchu

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈanʲ.t͡ʃʊ]
* Rhymes: -antʃo
* Hyphenation: an‧cho

### Adjective

ancho m
* broad, wide, ample

### Further reading

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ancho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “ancho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “ancho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin amplus.

### Pronunciation

* (Galicia) IPA: /ˈã.t͡ʃo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈã.t͡ʃʊ/

### Adjective

ancho m
* broad, wide, ample
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 325 cantiga Cantiga 325 (facsimile):
    Pois a Catiua eſperta. / foi achouſſ en űu camỹo / ancho ⁊ chão ſen pedras / ⁊ andou o mui feſtỹno
       So the smart captive / went and found herself in a path, / ample and flat, without rocks, / and walked through it very quickly.

#### Descendants

* Galician: ancho
* Portuguese: ancho

## Old High German
### Alternative forms

* anco

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ankwō.

### Noun

ancho m
* butter

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: anke
** Alemannic German: Anke

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ancho, from Latin amplus. Cognate with Galician ancho and Spanish ancho. Doublet of amplo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.ʃo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃu/
* Hyphenation: an‧cho

### Adjective

ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)
* broad, wide
    Synonym: largo
* (figurative) conceited
    Synonym: convencido

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈant͡ʃo/ [ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
* Rhymes: -antʃo
* Syllabification: an‧cho

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin amplus. Doublet of amplio.

#### Adjective

ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)
* wide; broad
    Antonym: estrecho
* proud
    Synonym: orgulloso

##### Derived terms

* a sus anchas
* anchamente
* anchura
* banda ancha
* chile ancho
* dormir a pata ancha
* dorsal ancho
* hacer pata ancha
* manga ancha
* quedarse tan ancho
* sacarse el ancho

##### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: hanchu

#### Noun

ancho m (plural anchos)
* width, breadth, span
    Synonym: anchura

##### Derived terms

* ancho de banda

##### Related terms

* amplio
* anchar
* ensanchar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ancho
* first-person singular present indicative of anchar

### Further reading

* “ancho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* nacho