sancocho

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish sancocho. === Noun === sancocho (countable and uncountable, plural sancochos) A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch. 1998, Jay Solomon, 150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy, and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You Can Enjoy Every Day, →ISBN, "West Indian Pumpkin Sancocho": Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew. This meatless version features potatoes, carrots, and West Indian pumpkin, a huge gourd with a vibrant orange flesh and sweet flavor. 2004, John Manikowski, Fish Grilled & Smoked: 150 Recipes for Cooking Rich, Flavorful Fish on the Backyard Grill, Streamside, Or in a Home Smoker, →ISBN, page 134: Is it bouillabaisse, bourride, burrida, cacciucco, solianka, matelote, sancochos, opera de pescado, or zuppa di pesce? 2005, Rick Eid, "Boys Will Be Boys", Law & Order: Trial By Jury, →ISBN, 0:38:04: And Orlando is sipping beer and eating sancocho at his favorite café. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sanˈkot͡ʃo/ [sãŋˈko.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -otʃo Syllabification: san‧co‧cho === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from sancochar. ==== Noun ==== sancocho m (plural sancochos) sancocho === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sancocho first-person singular present indicative of sancochar === Further reading === “sancocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025