单词 | chicha |
释义 | chichan. A type of beer brewed by various indigenous peoples of South and Central America and typically made from maize. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > other alcoholic drinks > [noun] > from grain or cassava chicha1581 pombe1625 boza1656 saké1687 mishla1697 manna-mead1753 piwari1769 marua1847 mirin1874 tiswin1877 merissa1884 waragi1916 1581 T. Nicholas tr. A. de Zárate Discov. & Conquest Peru i. viii. f. 13v They vse also another sorte of drinke, made of a small fruite which grow vpon certaine Trees called Molles: this drinke is not so precious as the Chicha. 1739 J. Lockman tr. A. R. Le Sage Bachelor of Salamanca II. 123 Nothing is seen but Feasting; and in these they are lavish of Chicha, and other excellent Liquors. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 400 They did not refuse..to quaff the sparkling chicha from golden vases. 1854 L. H. de Bonelli Trav. Bolivia II. 109 We now partook of some chichia. 1970 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 16 Aug. 2 a/5 A group of Texans and a handful of Jaycees..drank chicha, listening to their hosts talk about the reconstruction of their city. 2009 M. Mascarenhas Disappearance Irene dos Santos 66 Offering him a sweet or a glass of chicha. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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