uchuva

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara cuchuva, uchuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈt͡ʃuba/ [uˈt͡ʃu.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: u‧chu‧va

Noun

uchuva f (plural uchuvas)

1. goldenberry, Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)

References

• Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989), p. 249

Further reading

• uchuva on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es