chamcua

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua or Aymara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃamkwa/
  • Rhymes: -amkwa
  • Syllabification: cham‧cua

Noun

chamcua f (plural chamcuas)

  1. (Peru) Minthostachys spp.
    Synonyms: (Argentina) peperina, (Peru, Bolivia) muña, (Ecuador) poleo, (Ecuador) tipo
    • 2007, Mario E. Tapia, Ana María Fries, Guía de los cultivos andinos, Lima: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación / Asociación Nacional de Productores Ecológicos del Perú, archived from the original on 18 February 2020, page 39:
      Uso de ramas de chamcua (Minthostachys mollis) o muña (Minthostachys andina) que funcionan como repelentes y también tienen efecto insecticida.
      Use of branches of chamcua (Minthostachys mollis) or muña (Minthostachys andina) that function as repellants and also have insecticide effect.

References

  • J. Caycho-Ronco, A. Arias-Mesia, A. Oswald, R. Esprella-Elias, A. Rivera, F. Yumisaca, J. Andrade-Piedra (2009) “Tecnologías sostenibles y su uso en la producción”, in Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa, volume 15, number 1, pages 20–37