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jibarito

jibarito noun: a speciality sandwich of Chicago, made with flattened fried green plantains instead of bread, a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise, and a filling that typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.

Noun

jibarito (plural jibaritos)

  1. (Chicago) A speciality sandwich of Chicago, made with flattened fried green plantains instead of bread, a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise, and a filling that typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
    • The research for this article produced as much regret as revelation, with unrequitable longings for far-away creations like Chicago’s jibarito (steak squeezed between thin, crusty slices of smashed plantain) and extinct species like the chacarero of Jackson Heights, Queens: a Chilean sandwich with...2008 April 30, Julia Moskin, “The Next Best Things in Sliced Bread”, in New York Times

Forms of jibarito

pluraljibaritos

Questions about jibarito

What does jibarito mean?
Jibarito means a speciality sandwich of Chicago, made with flattened fried green plantains instead of bread, a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise, and a filling that typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
What part of speech is jibarito?
Jibarito is a noun.
What is the plural of jibarito?
The plural of jibarito is jibaritos.

Words near jibarito in the dictionary

  1. jib door
  2. jib doors
  3. jib out
  4. jib-boom
  5. jib-booms
  6. jibarito
  7. jibaritos
  8. jibaro
  9. jibaros
  10. jibb
  11. jibba

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