Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sancocho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: san-co-cho
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew. This meatless version features potatoes, carrots, and West Indian pumpkin, a huge gourd with a vibrant orange flesh and sweet flavor."
"Is it bouillabaisse, bourride, burrida, cacciucco, solianka, matelote, sancochos, opera de pescado, or zuppa di pesce?"
"And Orlando is sipping beer and eating sancocho at his favorite café."

Etymology

From Spanish sancocho.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: sancocho

Usage

Inflected Forms

sancochos (plural)

Questions

What does sancocho mean?: A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.
Where does sancocho come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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