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quincha

quincha noun: a traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

Noun

quincha (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

Origin of quincha

Borrowed from Spanish quincha, from Quechua [Term?].

Questions about quincha

What does quincha mean?
Quincha means a traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.
What part of speech is quincha?
Quincha is a noun.

Words near quincha in the dictionary

  1. Quincest
  2. quincewort
  3. quinceworts
  4. Quincey
  5. quinch
  6. quincha
  7. Quinchao
  8. quinche
  9. quinched
  10. quinches
  11. quinching

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