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chimichurri

/ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

chimichurri noun: a sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.

Noun

chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)

  1. (uncountable) A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
    • There are also platters of flavorful pork ribs glazed with smoky chipotle, chicken wings char-grilled with garlicky chimichurri, and plump mussels in green chili tortilla broth with leeks and oven dried tomatoes.2007 September 9, “Pork Bellies to Baguettes”, in New York Times
  2. (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

Forms of chimichurri

pluralchimichurris

Origin of chimichurri

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri, from Basque tximitxurri (literally “a mixture of several things in no particular order”), from Basque immigrants to Argentina and Uruguay in the 19th century. Many folk etymologies also exist.

Questions about chimichurri

What does chimichurri mean?
Chimichurri means a sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
What part of speech is chimichurri?
Chimichurri is a noun.
How do you pronounce chimichurri?
Chimichurri is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/.
What is the plural of chimichurri?
The plural of chimichurri is chimichurris.

Words near chimichurri in the dictionary

  1. chimeth
  2. chimi
  3. chimic
  4. chimichanga
  5. chimichangas
  6. chimichurri
  7. chimichurris
  8. chimick
  9. Chimila
  10. Chimilas
  11. chiminage

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