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sancocho

sancocho noun: a soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.

Noun

sancocho (countable and uncountable, plural sancochos)

  1. A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.
    • Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew. This meatless version features potatoes, carrots, and West Indian pumpkin, a huge gourd with a vibrant orange flesh and sweet flavor.1998, Jay Solomon, 150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy, and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You Can Enjoy Every Day, "West Indian Pumpkin Sancocho"
    • Is it bouillabaisse, bourride, burrida, cacciucco, solianka, matelote, sancochos, opera de pescado, or zuppa di pesce?2004, John Manikowski, Fish Grilled & Smoked: 150 Recipes for Cooking Rich, Flavorful Fish on the Backyard Grill, Streamside, Or in a Home Smoker, page 134

Forms of sancocho

pluralsancochos

Origin of sancocho

From Spanish sancocho.

Questions about sancocho

What does sancocho mean?
Sancocho means a soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.
What part of speech is sancocho?
Sancocho is a noun.
What is the plural of sancocho?
The plural of sancocho is sancochos.

Words near sancocho in the dictionary

  1. Sanchoniatho
  2. Sanchoniathon
  3. Sanchuniathon
  4. sancoche
  5. sancoches
  6. sancocho
  7. sancochos
  8. Sancrox
  9. sancta
  10. sancta sanctorum
  11. sanctanimity

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