chicha

See also: chichá

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːtʃə

Etymology 1

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

Noun

chicha (countable and uncountable, plural chichas)

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

Translations

Translations

Spanish: chicha de jora f, asua f (Andes), azua f

Etymology 2

From a popular song entitled La Chichera (“the chicha seller”), referring to the fermented beverage.

Noun

chicha (uncountable)

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

Further reading

• chicha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Peruvian cumbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chachi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ʃa/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Turkish şişe, from Persian شیشه (šiša, “glass, mirror”).

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. shisha

   Coordinate term: narguilé

Etymology 2

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

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. chicha

Further reading

• “chicha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.