Cancha

/ˈkæntʃə/ noun

A playing field, court, or enclosed space used for sports like volleyball, basketball, or traditional ball games, especially in Latin America.

From Quechua (the Inca language) 'kancha,' meaning an enclosed place. The word traveled through Spanish into English, showing how indigenous languages shaped modern American Spanish vocabulary.

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