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chicha

/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
chicha
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A genre of popular Peruvian music related to cumbia and native Peruvian huayno.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chicha, chichab

Usage

Inflected Forms

chichas (plural)

Synonyms

hookah narghile nargileh sheesha shisha calean kalian water pipe hubble-bubble hubbly-bubbly

Questions

How do you pronounce chicha?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/.
What does chicha mean?
A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
Where does chicha come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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