quincha

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noun

A traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

OriginSpanish quincha ← Quechua [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounquincha (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

Origin

  1. Quechua[Term?]
  2. Spanishquincha
  3. Englishquincha

Borrowed from Spanish quincha, from Quechua [Term?].

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APA

quincha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quincha

MLA

“quincha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quincha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quincha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quincha.

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