Spanish Conversation · Level 40
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Spanish word
sancocho
Pronunciation
IPA/saŋˈkotʃo/
Meaning
- masculine nounstew
Example
El sancocho está muy sabroso hoy.
The stew is delicious today.
More examples
Los domingos siempre preparo sancocho para la familia.
On Sundays I always make sancocho for the family.
Core concept
One-pot slow-cooked stew of meat, tubers, and vegetables.
Common phrases
sancocho de pollo
chicken sancocho
sancocho colombiano
Colombian sancocho
una porción de sancocho
a serving of sancocho
Similar words
guiso: Home-style dish of chopped ingredients seasoned and gently simmered until thick and savory.
sopa: Liquid-based soup of ingredients cooked in stock or water and served hot.
cocido: Traditional slow-simmered dish of assorted meats and vegetables cooked together.
caldo: Clear, savory broth made by simmering meat or vegetables.
Definition in Spanish
Guiso tradicional preparado en una sola olla con carnes, tubérculos y verduras, cocido a fuego lento hasta que los ingredientes queden tiernos.
Word origin
From Spanish sancochar 'to parboil', the name became applied in colonial-era Latin America and the Caribbean to a family of one-pot stews made by simmering meats with tubers and vegetables.
Usage tips
- Mentioning which country or region a sancocho comes from keeps the conversation going because recipes and ingredients vary widely.
Related words
- sancocharboilverb
- sancochadoboiledadjective