ficha
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fi.ʃa/
=== Verb ===
ficha
third-person singular past historic of ficher
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: fi‧cha
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French fiche.
==== Noun ====
ficha f (plural fichas)
record, file; index card
sheet; form
Synonyms: folha, formulário, boletim
ficha técnica ― product sheet
ficha de inscrição ― registration form
handout
ticket
Synonym: senha
(electronics) plug
(electronics, colloquial) socket
Synonym: tomada
(poker) chip
token (piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money)
===== Quotations =====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ficha.
===== Derived terms =====
ficha técnica
cair a ficha
==== References ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
ficha
inflection of fichar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“ficha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“ficha”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“ficha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfit͡ʃa/ [ˈfi.t͡ʃa]
Rhymes: -itʃa
Syllabification: fi‧cha
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French fiche. Compare the latter component stem in English compound microfiche.
==== Noun ====
ficha f (plural fichas)
chip, token (e.g. used in gambling, games and for payphones)
index card
leaflet, sheet, factsheet (sheet of paper containing information)
headshot
voucher
piece (in games like checkers, dominos, backgammon, etc.)
counter (in games)
===== Hyponyms =====
ficha técnica (“technical data sheet, data sheet; technical file; factsheet; prescribing information”)
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→ Catalan: fitxa
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
ficha
inflection of fichar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“ficha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
-ficha (infinitive kuficha)
to hide, conceal
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
Verbal derivations:
Conversive: -fichua (“to expose”)
Passive: -fichwa
Stative: -fichika
Nominal derivations:
ficho (“disguise, hideout”)
ufichaji (“hiding, concealing”)