lancha
/ˈlant͡ʃa/ · B2 · noun · f
boat
🚤 lancha sounds like launch — a launch is a small boat, and lancha means boat
Spanish lancha matches the English boat sense of launch: a small motorized boat. Link the sound lan-cha to launch, and the meaning boat follows. Both words come from the same Malay-derived root, lancar, meaning swift.