lucha

• IPA^(key): [ˈl̪ˠʊxə]

lucha f pl

1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of luch

• IPA^(key): /ˈlut͡ʃa/ [ˈlu.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: lu‧cha

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

lucha f (plural luchas)

1. fight, fighting, fray

   Synonyms: pelea, riña

2. struggle, battle (in the figurative sense), strife, striving

   Synonym: batalla

   • 1973, “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido”, Quilapayún (lyrics), Sergio Ortega (music):

     Y ahora el pueblo / que se alza en la lucha / con voz de gigante / gritando: ¡adelante!

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3. (sports, martial art) wrestling

   Synonym: pancracio

4. control, enforcement, fight (e.g. disease control, tobacco control, drug control)

• deporte de combate
• deporte sangriento

lucha

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

• “lucha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

• chula