"penca" meaning in Spanish

See penca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpenka/, [ˈpẽŋ.ka] Forms: pencas [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -enka Etymology: Probably from hoja pendenca, from hoja (“leaf”) + a derivative of Latin pedis (“foot”), referring to the leaf growing from the foot of the plant. Also compare Italian pinco (“penis”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|pedis||foot}} Latin pedis (“foot”), {{cog|it|pinco||penis}} Italian pinco (“penis”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} penca m or f (masculine and feminine plural pencas)
  1. (Chile, slang) bad, lame, uncool Tags: Chile, feminine, masculine, slang Synonyms: malo
    Sense id: en-penca-es-adj-mvuvDXur Categories (other): Chilean Spanish

Noun

IPA: /ˈpenka/, [ˈpẽŋ.ka] Forms: pencas [plural]
Rhymes: -enka Etymology: Probably from hoja pendenca, from hoja (“leaf”) + a derivative of Latin pedis (“foot”), referring to the leaf growing from the foot of the plant. Also compare Italian pinco (“penis”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|pedis||foot}} Latin pedis (“foot”), {{cog|it|pinco||penis}} Italian pinco (“penis”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} penca f (plural pencas)
  1. (botany) main rib or vein of a leaf Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-ho3Aa~nN Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. fleshy stalk, leafstalk or leaf of certain plants, e.g., celery leafstalks or nopal leaves Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Vegetables
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-24qLE8N7 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 5 6 37 4 5 42 1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 41 8 7 2 2
  3. (Chile) penis Tags: Chile, feminine Synonyms: pene
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-9pUtbu9V Categories (other): Chilean Spanish
  4. (Chile) radish (large oblong variety) Tags: Chile, feminine Synonyms: rábano
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-kxv5Oyu5 Categories (other): Chilean Spanish
  5. agave Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Synonyms: agave, magüey, pita
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-lfsfqaiL Disambiguation of Vegetables: 5 6 37 4 5 42 1
  6. (Costa Rica) drunkenness Tags: Costa-Rica, feminine Synonyms: borrachera
    Sense id: en-penca-es-noun-GjjSfbjC Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apencar, pencazo, penco

Inflected forms

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