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cochayuyo

cochayuyo noun: a type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).

cochayuyo: a type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica)
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Noun

cochayuyo (countable and uncountable, plural cochayuyos)

  1. A type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
    • Ingredients such as smoked sierra, cochayuyo algae and breads baked rescoldo, a Mapuche method for cooking in ash and embers, all find their way into the sandwiches at Capicúa, also in Providencia.2017 November 30, Nicholas Gill, “New Riffs on Santiago’s Old-School Sandwich Shops”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    rimurapa

Synonyms of cochayuyo

Forms of cochayuyo

pluralcochayuyos

Origin of cochayuyo

Borrowed from Spanish cochayuyo, from Quechua.

Questions about cochayuyo

What does cochayuyo mean?
Cochayuyo means a type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
What part of speech is cochayuyo?
Cochayuyo is a noun.
What is the plural of cochayuyo?
The plural of cochayuyo is cochayuyos.

Words near cochayuyo in the dictionary

  1. cochaperones
  2. cochaperonin
  3. cochaperonins
  4. cocharacter
  5. cocharacters
  6. cochayuyo
  7. cochayuyos
  8. Coche
  9. Cochenour
  10. Cochenours
  11. cochief

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