The word "HORCA" is a Spanish term that describes a type of gallows or executioner's scaffold. The word is pronounced as /ōrkä/ in IPA phonetic transcription, with stress on the first syllable. The "H" at the beginning is silent, and the "OR" sound is pronounced similarly to the English word "or". The "C" at the end is pronounced like a hard "K" sound. Despite its significance, the word HORCA is not widely known in English-speaking countries, but it remains an important term in Spanish and Latin American history.