chicha
chicha · chichas
A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize,…A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
(uncountable)A genre of popular Peruvian music related to cumbia and native Peruvian huayno.
More definitions
- an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”). From a popular song entitled LaBorrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
From a popular song entitled La Chichera (“the chicha seller”), referring to the fermented beverage.
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plural: chichasSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable