English Explanatory Dictionary

pachamanca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underground pit lined with hot stones and used for traditional Peruvian cooking.
  2. A gathering in which food is cooked in a pachamanca.
  3. A traditional Peruvian dish of meat and vegetables characteristically baked with the aid of hot stones.

Word forms

pachamanca pachamancas

Etymology

From Spanish pachamanca, from Aymara pacha (“earth”) + manq'a (“food”).

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