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/pa-cha-MAN-ka/

An Andean underground cooking technique where meats and tubers are slow-cooked on hot stones in a pit. In Peru and Bolivia, pachamanca is celebration and ritual — food that tastes like sacred earth and festivity.

Example

"They made pachamanca in the field for grandfather's birthday."

"Sunday's pachamanca came out incredible — everything perfectly cooked."

Regional synonyms:

Bailar de manera sensual y provocativa al ritmo del reggaetón, o tener una actitud desinhibida y atrevida. Es la acción de dejarse llevar por el bellaqueo.