Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A South American rodent quadruped, Lagidium cuvieri. See Lagidium.
  • noun See chinche.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.

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Examples

  • I love this bhopalyachi bhaaji that you get in vidarbha - they call it baakar bhaji - with chincha, gul, khaskhas etc. do have the recipe for that?

    Lal Bhopla Stir Fry Anjali 2007

  • On the simplicity spectrum if varan is at one end, on the other end is the glorious chincha-goola-chi amti daal with tamarind and jaggery.

    Archive 2007-06-01 TheCooker 2007

  • The addition of chincha-gool tamarind-jaggery makes it typically Maharashtrian.

    Shevgyachya Shenganchi Amti (Drumstick Daal) TheCooker 2007

  • The addition of chincha-gool tamarind-jaggery makes it typically Maharashtrian.

    Archive 2007-06-01 TheCooker 2007

  • On the simplicity spectrum if varan is at one end, on the other end is the glorious chincha-goola-chi amti daal with tamarind and jaggery.

    Varan-Bhaat & Amti-Bhaat TheCooker 2007

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