Definition of "chicha" []

• A fermented beverage, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples. (noun)

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• "The corn has long been used to make a beer called chicha, which is drunk especially during ritual or political activities."
• "One day when they had been at work, on returning to their hut, they found in it some small loaves of bread, and a jar of chicha, which is the beverage used in this country in place of wine, made of boiled maize."
• "The people, as I have said, are very polished and intelligent, and go always clad and shod; they eat maize both cooked and raw, and drink much chicha, which is a beverage made from maize after the fashion of beer."