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chicha¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/

Rhymes with -iːtʃə

Where it comes from

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

noun chichas

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

chicha²

  • /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/

Rhymes with -iːtʃə

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

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Españolchicha de jora, asua, azua

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"chicha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chicha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chicha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chicha

Chicago

"chicha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chicha.

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@misc{chicha_2026,
  title = {chicha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chicha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}