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Meaning of chupe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ʃuˈpe/

Definitions

A stew containing meat and potatoes, part of Chilean and Peruvian cuisine.

uncountable

Examples

“Chupe is the Peruvian national dish, and may be made of any and every thing, so long as it holds its relationship to soup. It is made generally of mutton, potatoes, eggs, rice, all highly seasoned with pepper, &c.”
“And as chupe is the eternal and almost always the sole dish obtainable in the interior of Peru and in Bolivia, I may as well dispose of it at once.”
“Here can be purchased all the native articles of luxury: coca, chupe, frozen potatoes, parched corn, and chicha […]”
“[…] but for the most authentic chupe, leave the shells on the shrimp.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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