lucha

See also: Lucha, luchá, and lǜchá

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈl̪ˠʊxə]

Noun

lucha f pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of luch

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor (whence English reluctant and ineluctable). Compare Catalan lluita, Galician loita, French lutte, Italian lotta and Romanian luptă.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlut͡ʃa/ [ˈlu.t͡ʃa]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -utʃa
  • Syllabification: lu‧cha

Noun

lucha f (plural luchas)

  1. fight, fighting, fray
    Synonyms: pelea, riña
  2. struggle, battle (in the figurative sense), strife, striving
    Synonym: batalla
    • 1973, Quilapayún (lyrics), Sergio Ortega (music), “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido”:
      Y ahora el pueblo / que se alza en la lucha / con voz de gigante / gritando: ¡adelante!
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  3. (sports, martial art) wrestling
    Synonym: pancracio
  4. control, enforcement, fight (e.g. disease control, tobacco control, drug control)

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Verb

lucha

  1. inflection of luchar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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