chaurice

US/ʃəˈɹis/

chaurice noun: a spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.

Noun

chaurice (countable and uncountable, plural chaurices)

A spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.
- […] chaurice is not always smoked and chaurice can be eaten alone for breakfast or in sandwich.2009, Mitchell Gustafson, Friday in New Orleans, page 9
- Chaurice is a pork sausage that is Creole Cajun in origin and has a hot and spicy flavor. Chaurice sausage is popular in Creole Cajun cooking both as a main dish and as an ingredient in dishes such as gumbo and jambalaya.2012, Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages, page 213

Most chaurice is pure pork, but sometimes beef is included.2012, Bruce Aidells, Denis Kelly, Bruce Aidells' Complete Sausage Book, page 45:
In the early days, the offerings at Dooky Chase were simple: lottery tickets, soft drinks, beers and chaurices (sausages) on French bread.2019, Alexandra Kennon, Classic Restaurants of New Orleans, page 176:
[…] a chaurice (type of sausage) on French bread.2023, Leah Chase, The Dooky Chase Cookbook, page 7:

plural	chaurices

Related to chouriço, chorizo.

What does chaurice mean?: Chaurice means a spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.
How do you use chaurice in a sentence?: Most chaurice is pure pork, but sometimes beef is included.
What part of speech is chaurice?: Chaurice is a noun.
How do you pronounce chaurice?: Chaurice is pronounced /ʃəˈɹis/ (US).
What is the plural of chaurice?: The plural of chaurice is chaurices.

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