chicha in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chicha in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chicha Info

chicha

A Latin American drink, typically alcoholic, made of fermented maize. In some South American countries, chicha is drunk out of a bull's horn during fiestas patrias.
In Peru, the term lo chicha is used to denote anything relating to ordinary life and the common people. It also refers to a mixture of cumbia, a fast music of Colombian origin, and huayno, Andean music.

See also fiestas patrias

fiestas patrias Info

fiestas patrias

In Latin America, a period of one or more days on which each country celebrates its independence. There are usually military parades, firework displays, and folk activities typical of the country.

chicha¹ ADJ

chicha → calma

See also calma

calma N f

calma

calm

despacito y con calma

slowly and calmly

procura mantener la calma

try to keep calm

tómatelo con calma

take it easy

ante todo, no hay que perder la calma

above all, the thing is not to lose your cool

la calma ha vuelto a la ciudad

the city is calm again

la calma ha vuelto a la ciudad

calm has been restored to the city

en la zona se vive una calma tensa

an atmosphere of uneasy calm reigns in the area

el mar está en calma

the sea is calm

¡calma, por favor! (en situación peligrosa)

please, keep calm! o don't panic!

¡calma, por favor! (en discusión acalorada)

calm down, please!

la calma que precede a la tormenta

the lull o calm before the storm

chicha² N f

1. chicha (bebida alcohólica):

chicha

alcoholic drink made from fermented maize, also called chicha bruja

blanco como la chicha Ven

white as a sheet inf

ni chicha ni limonada inf

neither one thing nor the other

ni chicha ni limonada inf

neither fish nor fowl

sacarle la chicha a alg. Ven inf pagan bien pero nos sacan la chicha

they pay well but they make you work for your money o they get their pound of flesh

volver chicha a alg. inf

to beat sb to pulp

volverse (una) chicha Ven inf

to get in a muddle inf

3.1. chicha Spain childspeak (carne):

chicha

meat

3.2. chicha Spain inf:

la chicha (el cuerpo), llevaba toda la chicha al aire

she was showing everything she had inf

3.3. chicha Spain inf (gordura):

¡tiene unas chichas!

she's so fat!

4. chicha AmC vulg sl (teta):

chicha

tit sl

calma chicha N f

calma chicha

dead calm

chicha andina N f

chicha andina

alcoholic drink made with corn flour and pineapple juice

chicha de manzana N f

chicha de manzana

alcoholic drink made from apple juice

chicha de uva N f

chicha de uva

alchoholic drink made from grape juice

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es muy chicha para los deportes

she's brilliant at sport inf

Translations for chicha in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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this series falls between two stools

esta serie no es chicha ni limonada or limoná inf

two-bit inf

de chicha y nabo inf

chicha in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chicha in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.chicha N f

1. chicha inf (carne):

chicha

meat

tener pocas chichas (delgado)

to be slim

2. chicha LatAm FOOD:

chicha

chicha (alcoholic beverage made from corn, grape, pineapple, etc.)

Phrases:

ni chicha ni limonada

neither chalk nor cheese Brit

ni chicha ni limonada

neither fish nor fowl Am

II.chicha ADJ NAUT

calma chicha

dead calm

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

calma chicha NAUT

dead calm

chicha Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

calma chicha NAUT

dead calm

ni chicha ni limonada

neither chalk nor cheese Brit

ni chicha ni limonada

neither fish nor fowl Am

calma chicha

dead calm

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Pero esto no fue stop para sacarse la chicha.

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Abrió la bolsa de plástico, sacó el sánguche de pollo, giró la tapa de la botella de chicha morada, y mientras comía pensaba.

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Dibujar una figura sólo con el rapidograph, sin grosores mayores o menores, sencillamente es algo que no tiene chicha para mí.

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Como mi charqui, tomo mi chicha, tengo mi coya, mi cumbí.

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A la otra, que traiga dos vasos de chicha de maíz.

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Tiene un sabor parecido a la chicha de jora.

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Si es que... la primavera es lo que tiene, que ni es chicha ni es limoná...

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Muy agradables si hace brisa, pero si hay calma chicha se corre el peligro de salir cocinado lentamente.

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Se conduelen de su situación y con la misma le sacan la chicha.

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A continuación se arrojan las bebidas (vino, jugo, chichas).

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