No. 2,217 in Spanish

hincha

A passionate fan or supporter of a sports team.

In a sentence

Soy un gran hincha del equipo de fútbol local.
I am a big fan of the local football team.
Here, 'hincha' is used to express being a fan or supporter of a sport team.
Se le puede ver que está hincha de orgullo por su trabajo.
You can see that he is full of pride for his work.
In this sentence, 'hincha' is metaphorically describing being full or puffed up due to pride.
El neumático está hinchado, necesitamos repararlo.
The tire is inflated, we need to repair it.
Here, the word 'hinchado' derives from the verb 'hinchar', meaning inflated in the literal sense, showing its versatile usage.

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