cochayuyo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cochayuyo, from Quechua.

Noun

cochayuyo (countable and uncountable, plural cochayuyos)

  1. A type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
    Synonym: rimurapa
    • 2017 November 30, Nicholas Gill, “New Riffs on Santiago’s Old-School Sandwich Shops”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Ingredients such as smoked sierra, cochayuyo algae and breads baked rescoldo, a Mapuche method for cooking in ash and embers, all find their way into the sandwiches at Capicúa, also in Providencia.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua kocha (“lagoon”) + yuyu (“vegetable”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃaˈʝuʝo/ [ko.t͡ʃaˈʝu.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃaˈʃuʃo/ [ko.t͡ʃaˈʃu.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃaˈʒuʒo/ [ko.t͡ʃaˈʒu.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uʝo
  • Syllabification: co‧cha‧yu‧yo

Noun

cochayuyo m (plural cochayuyos)

  1. (Latin America) cochayuyo (edible seaweed)
    Synonyms: cachiyuyo, cochaguasca, coyofe

Further reading

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