noun, feminine/θanˈkada/plural: zancadas
step; stride; pace
“llegó en cuatro zancadas” — he came in four strides
Related: dar zancadas
Etymology tree Spanish zanca Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish zancada From zanca (“leg”) + -ada.