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English
Etymology
From the same Quechua root as jerky, via Spanish.
Noun
charqui (countable and uncountable, plural charquis)
- (South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
1839, Charles Darwin, Journal of Researches, John Murray, published 1913, page 273:When it was dark, we made a fire beneath a little arbour of bamboos, fried our charqui (or dried slips of beef), took our maté, and were quite comfortable.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua charki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾki/
- Rhymes: -aɾki
- Syllabification: char‧qui
Noun
charqui m (uncountable)
- jerky (air-dried meat)
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