What's the difference between chica and chicha?

Chica


Definition:

  • (n.) A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin.
  • (n.) A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.
  • (n.) A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Doubles from €70 B&B Hotel Cala Chica, Las Negras, Cabo de Gata natural park Cala Chica The Cabo de Gata is going upmarket at Las Negras, an enclave of visitor facilities on a long sweep of dark volcanic sand backed by stark mountains.
  • (2) In Sierra Chicas, close to the Andes in the heart of Cordoba, you'll stay in a beautiful room warmed by a wood-burning stove and decorated with antiques while spending your days hacking out into 15,000 acres of estate.
  • (3) • Doubles from €57, breakfast not included, torreluz.com Cala Chica, Las Negras Everything in this cool and classy haven, from breakfasts and bathrooms to the front door, is so much more stylish than you’d expect for the price.
  • (4) The finding of seropositive children under the age of 10 years in the Costa Chica, Acapulco and the Tierra Caliente regions, with family clustering of putative cases, indicates that recent transmission must be considered.
  • (5) In March 1992 surveys were sent to CHICA-Canada members practicing in LTC facilities.
  • (6) Recognizing the unique and varied needs of infection control practitioners (ICPs) in long term care (LTC) facilities across Canada, CHICA-Canada established a task group to explore this area of practice and to determine the needs that could be met by CHICA-Canada.
  • (7) We report two cases of patients from Costa Chica of Guerrero state, Mexico, with cardiologic problems compatible with Chagas disease.
  • (8) The 26-room Cala Chica – baby sister to the spa-hotel Cala Grande that looms behind – has smart Spanish-contemporary style, a large pool, mountain and sea views and airy rooms, some with heated Jacuzzis on the terrace.
  • (9) The Boca Chica area of Cameron County was selected as a study site to investigate vertebrate involvement in the natural cycle of epidemic VEE on the basis of considerable evidence of VEE virus activity there in equines, humans, and mosquito vectors.
  • (10) Sierra Chicas, Argentina A stay at an estancia – a traditional Argentinean ranch – isn't just a holiday.

Chicha


Definition:

  • (n.) See Chica.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Balconies and hallways are strewn with leather chairs and large containers used to store chicha , Peru’s national beverage, made from fermented maize.
  • (2) The only alcoholic beverage existing in the Inca's times was "chicha", mainly that of corn fermentation which was used under the ceremonial, ritual and convivial modalities.
  • (3) The catering tents serving pisco sours and non-alcoholic chicha morada made from purple maize.

Words possibly related to "chica"

Words possibly related to "chicha"