Meanings
nouncochayuyo (countable and uncountable, plural cochayuyos)
plural cochayuyos
- countableuncountableA type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
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.
2017 November 30, Nicholas Gill, “New Riffs on Santiago’s Old-School Sandwich Shops”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: rimurapa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of edible seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
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Origin
- Spanishcochayuyo
- Englishcochayuyo
Borrowed from Spanish cochayuyo, from Quechua.
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cochayuyo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochayuyo
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