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cancha

cancha noun: a toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.

Noun

cancha (countable and uncountable, plural canchas)

  1. A toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.
    • Partially open the lid away from you, like a shield, so the cancha doesn't pop into your face. Be very careful, as the oil is very hot and the kernels can pop out of the pan. Most of the kernels should be dark golden brown.2015, Ricardo Zarate, Jenn Garbee, The Fire of Peru: Recipes and Stories from My Peruvian Kitchen

Forms of cancha

pluralcanchas

Origin of cancha

Borrowed from Spanish cancha, borrowed from Quechua kamcha.

Questions about cancha

What does cancha mean?
Cancha means a toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.
What part of speech is cancha?
Cancha is a noun.
What is the plural of cancha?
The plural of cancha is canchas.

Words near cancha in the dictionary

  1. cancervative
  2. cancervatives
  3. cancerweed
  4. cancerwort
  5. canch
  6. cancha
  7. canchalagua
  8. canchalaguas
  9. canchas
  10. canche
  11. canches

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