It is one of the common names for a tuber, which is also called olluco or ulluco. It is the name of an Andean herbaceous plant (Ullucus tuberosus), which belongs to the Basellaceae family. There are various colors from white to purple or orange. There is also the word chúgua, with an accent. It is a word of Muisca origin that means swamp, swampy terrain. Wetland.
