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English
Etymology
From Spanish sancocho.
Noun
sancocho (countable and uncountable, plural sancochos)
- A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.
- 1998, Jay Solomon, 150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy, and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You Can Enjoy Every Day, →ISBN, "West Indian Pumpkin Sancocho":
- Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew. This meatless version features potatoes, carrots, and West Indian pumpkin, a huge gourd with a vibrant orange flesh and sweet flavor.
- 2004, John Manikowski, Fish Grilled & Smoked: 150 Recipes for Cooking Rich, Flavorful Fish on the Backyard Grill, Streamside, Or in a Home Smoker, →ISBN, page 134:
- Is it bouillabaisse, bourride, burrida, cacciucco, solianka, matelote, sancochos, opera de pescado, or zuppa di pesce?
- 2005, Rick Eid, "Boys Will Be Boys", Law & Order: Trial By Jury, →ISBN, 0:38:04:
- And Orlando is sipping beer and eating sancocho at his favorite café.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sanˈkot͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -otʃo
- Syllabification: san‧co‧cho
Etymology 1
Deverbal from sancochar.
Noun
sancocho m (plural sancochos)
- sancocho
Etymology 2
Verb
sancocho
- first-person singular present indicative of sancochar
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