Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Aymara cuchuva, uchuba.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

uchuva f (plural uchuvas)

  1. goldenberry, Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)

References edit

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

Further reading edit