choripan
choripan noun: a sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.
Noun
choripan (plural choripans)
- A sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.
- Cinemas, video arcades, tacky import outlets, ice cream parlours recycled for the winter into purveyors of choripáns belching their greasy breath at the passers-by; […]2012, Carlos Gamerro, translated by Ian Barnett, The Islands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: And Other Stories, →ISBN, page 232
- During my travels in the country, chimichurri was a constant presence. It hit my nose during a walk at the San Telmo Fair, an antique fair held in Buenos Aires on Sundays. It was in a jar on the counter of a choripan vendor at the entrance of the Bombonera, the Boca Juniors football stadium.2021 June 1, Agostino Petroni, “Chimichurri: The Argentinian sauce eaten as a ritual”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2021
Forms of choripan
| plural | choripans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | choripán |
Origin of choripan
Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish choripán.
Questions about choripan
- What does choripan mean?
- Choripan means a sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.
- What part of speech is choripan?
- Choripan is a noun.
- What is the plural of choripan?
- The plural of choripan is choripans.
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