/san-KO-cho/
A hearty Caribbean soup made with root vegetables and various meats — yuca, plantain, corn, chicken or beef — simmered low and slow. Sancocho is Sunday comfort food and celebration in a bowl.
Example
"Mom's making sancocho for Christmas — the whole family is coming."
"A good sancocho after a long week fixes everything."
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/san-KO-cho/
A hearty Caribbean soup made with root vegetables and various meats — yuca, plantain, corn, chicken or beef — simmered low and slow. Sancocho is Sunday comfort food and celebration in a bowl.
Example
"Mom's making sancocho for Christmas — the whole family is coming."
"A good sancocho after a long week fixes everything."
Word family
Regional synonyms: