Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huatia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hu-a-tia
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Peruvian earthen oven, used to produce pachamanca, dating back to the time of the Inca.

Example Sentences

"The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua watya.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, watya

Inflected Forms

huatias (plural)

Questions

What does huatia mean?: A traditional Peruvian earthen oven, used to produce pachamanca, dating back to the time of the Inca.
Where does huatia come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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