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chorizo

noun/t͡ʃɒˈɹiː.zəʊ/

chorizo: a spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos,...
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What It Means

A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.

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Chorizo in Context

“A plate of queen scallops on the half shell with chorizo crumbs and garlic butter was only over-shadowed by the quality of its companions.”

— 2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022

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Borrowed from Spanish chorizo.

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