pachamancaEtymologyFrom Spanish pachamanca, from Aymara pacha (“earth”) + manq'a (“food”).pachamanca means an underground pit lined with hot stones and used for traditional Peruvian cooking. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounAn underground pit lined with hot stones and used for traditional Peruvian cooking.A gathering in which food is cooked in a pachamanca.A traditional Peruvian dish of meat and vegetables characteristically baked with the aid of hot stones.