chicha
/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/noun
chicha is spelled C-H-I-C-H-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chicha means “A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chicha is chichas.
How many letters and syllables are in chicha?
| Letters | 6: C-H-I-C-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chicha?
Chicha appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chicha?
- /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chicha.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chicha
- chichas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chicha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
- 2
A genre of popular Peruvian music related to cumbia and native Peruvian huayno.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chicha in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | chicha de jora, asua, azua |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chicha come from?
Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).