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huatia

huatia noun: a traditional Peruvian earthen oven, used to produce pachamanca, dating back to the time of the Inca.

Noun

huatia (plural huatias)

  1. A traditional Peruvian earthen oven, used to produce pachamanca, dating back to the time of the Inca.
    • The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]2009, Michael Hermann, Thomas Bernet, The Transition of Maca from Neglect to Market Prominence, page 18

Forms of huatia

pluralhuatias

Origin of huatia

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua watya.

Questions about huatia

What does huatia mean?
Huatia means a traditional Peruvian earthen oven, used to produce pachamanca, dating back to the time of the Inca.
What part of speech is huatia?
Huatia is a noun.
What is the plural of huatia?
The plural of huatia is huatias.

Words near huatia in the dictionary

  1. Huashibanian
  2. Huastec
  3. Huasteca Nahuatl
  4. Huastecs
  5. huat ah
  6. huatia
  7. huatias
  8. Huating
  9. Huatugou
  10. Huatung Valley
  11. huauzontle

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