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noun
A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A genre of popular Peruvian music related to cumbia and native Peruvian huayno.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hookah, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, calean, kalian, water pipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pipe, tobacco pipe
History
Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
From a popular song entitled La Chichera (“the chicha seller”), referring to the fermented beverage.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
