ancho

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

• Hyphenation: an‧cho

ancho (plural anchos)

1. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
   • 2009, January 30, Fire-roasted hot chili‎:

     Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.

• Poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Chaon, Cohan, chaon, nacho

• anco

From Proto-Germanic *ankwô.

ancho m

1. butter

• Middle High German: anke
  • Alemannic German: Anke

From Latin amplus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈã.t͡ʃo/

ancho m

1. broad, wide, ample
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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.

From Old Portuguese ancho, from Latin amplus. Cognate with Galician ancho and Spanish ancho.

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʃu/
• Hyphenation: an‧cho

ancho m (feminine singular ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas, comparable)

1. broad, wide

   Synonym: largo

2. conceited

From Latin amplus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.tʃo/
• Hyphenation: an‧cho

ancho (feminine singular ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)

1. wide; broad
2. proud

• → Papiamentu: hanchu

ancho m (plural anchos)

1. width

ancho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of anchar.