How to pronounce Kocho

Kocho is written ቆጮ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kʼotʃʼo/. In plain English letters that is KO-cho, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kocho?

Kocho is a bread or pastry of Ethiopia. Where it comes from: Sidama. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes sour.

Where Kocho comes from

Kocho is one of 23 signature dishes of Ethiopia on this map. See all dishes from Southern Nations.

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• Doro wat ዶሮ ወጥ · Main dish · Ethiopia

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• Shiro ሽሮ · Main dish · Northern Ethiopia

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• Genfo ገንፎ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Genfo is a stiff porridge of barley or wheat flour, known as ga'at in Tigrinya and marqaa in Oromo, and one of the common breakfast dishes of Ethiopia; it is also eaten in Eritrea.

Food of Ethiopia

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