quincha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quincha, from Quechua [Term?].
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]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -intʃa
- Syllabification: quin‧cha
Noun
quincha f (uncountable)
Further reading
- “quincha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024