quincha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quincha, from Quechua [Term?]

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.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkint͡ʃa/ [ˈkĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]
• (Peruvian)

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• Rhymes: -intʃa
• Syllabification: quin‧cha

Noun

quincha f (uncountable)

1. quincha

Further reading

• “quincha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014