banca
- noun
- Philippine
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banca
- Every morning, the locals would gather at the dock to prepare their bancas for another day of catching fish.
Examples
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The fishermen used their banca to navigate through the calm waters as they searched for the best fishing spots.
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Joel and Scott—the man Bradley has made this visit with—are out on Mang Peping's banca, exploring yet another beach on yet another cove.
Fiction book (2000) -
They both hear the shouts from the banca coming in.
Fiction book (2000) -
Riding in a banca along the coast offered stunning views of the rocky cliffs and clear blue water.
Synonyms
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1.1
A boat used for catching fish that often has a space to keep the fish alive
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1.0
A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
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9.8
A small Asian boat that has a flat bottom and shelter and is moved by oars or a sail
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8.0
A small fishing boat with a flat bottom or a freshwater fish used for food
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9.9
A small boat used to carry people or supplies between a ship and shore
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9.9
A small boat that sells food and goods to ships at sea
A sailing boat like a canoe with one side float used in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
A boat used for catching or carrying fish
A small flat boat that carries people or cars across a river
A small wooden boat for rowing or fishing
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Banca for a small Filipino boat comes from the local word bangka, which means 'boat', and Spanish spelling banca made it common in writing. So banca today can mean the small outrigger boat used for fishing or transport.