chicha
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chicha
Borrowed into English from Colonial Spanish around 1750–60
Example Sentences
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The team excavated artifacts, including painted pottery and jugs with the remains of traditional chicha, the corn-based drink that remains a mainstay of the Andes region today.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
You can find a Christmas song in just about any genre — including chicha, the Peruvian answer to American psychedelic rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Wash these dishes down with an Inca Kola or a pitcher of chicha morada, a purple corn drink.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
Like other Amazonian populations, Tsimane' drink a fermented beverage called chicha that is made from yuca or cassava.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2021
Wearing soft, loose clothing of vampire-bat wool, he swanned around his palaces with a bowl of palm wine or chicha, a sweet, muddy, beer-like drink usually made from crushed maize.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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