marcha

See also: marchá

Asturian

Verb

marcha

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃa/

• Audio:

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Verb

marcha

1. third-person singular past historic of marcher

Anagrams

• charma

Galician

Verb

marcha

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

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese marchar.

Verb

marcha

1. to walk
2. to march

Interlingua

Noun

marcha (plural marchas)

1. march

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmah.ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmah.ʃɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈmaχ.ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: mar‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from marchar, influenced by French marche.

Noun

marcha f (plural marchas)

1. march
2. gear (of a vehicle)

Derived terms

• contramarcha
• marcha à ré
• marcha anserina
• marcha atlética
• marcha forçada
• marcha fúnebre
• marcha harmônica
• marchinha
• marchista
• sobremarcha

 

Related terms

• marchar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marcha

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾt͡ʃa/ [ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾtʃa
• Syllabification: mar‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from marchar.

Noun

marcha f (plural marchas)

1. march

   Marcha Real ― Royal March (national anthem of Spain)

2. departure
3. gear (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)
4. (colloquial, Spain) party (social gathering)
5. (colloquial, Spain) mojo

Derived terms

• a largas marchas
• a marchas forzadas
• cambio de marchas
• cerrar la marcha
• dar marcha atrás
• doblar las marchas
• en marcha
• marcha atlética
• marcha atrás
• marcha del juego
• marcha fúnebre
• Marcha Real
• marchoso
• orden de marcha
• palanca de marchas
• poner en marcha
• puesta en marcha
• sobre la marcha

 

Related terms

• marchar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

marcha

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

Further reading

• “marcha”, 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