quincha
English
Noun
quincha (uncountable)
- 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)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -intʃa
- Syllabification: quin‧cha
Further reading
- “quincha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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