Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chupe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chupe
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stew containing meat and potatoes, part of Chilean and Peruvian cuisine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chupe is the Peruvian national dish, and may be made of any and every thing, so long as it holds its relationship to soup. It is made generally of mutton, potatoes, eggs, rice, all highly seasoned with pepper, &c."
"And as chupe is the eternal and almost always the sole dish obtainable in the interior of Peru and in Bolivia, I may as well dispose of it at once."
"Here can be purchased all the native articles of luxury: coca, chupe, frozen potatoes, parched corn, and chicha […]"
"[…] but for the most authentic chupe, leave the shells on the shrimp."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua chupi.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, chupi

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does chupe mean?: A stew containing meat and potatoes, part of Chilean and Peruvian cuisine.
Where does chupe come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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