pachamanca

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish pachamanca, from Aymara pacha (“earth”) + manq'a (“food”). === Noun === pachamanca (plural pachamancas) An underground pit lined with hot stones and used for traditional Peruvian cooking. A gathering in which food is cooked in a pachamanca. A traditional Peruvian dish of meat and vegetables characteristically baked with the aid of hot stones.