chaurice

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English

Etymology

Related to chouriço, chorizo.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃəˈɹis/, /ʃɔˈɹis/, /t͡ʃəˈɹis/

Noun

chaurice (countable and uncountable, plural chaurices)

  1. A spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.
    • 2009, Mitchell Gustafson, Friday in New Orleans, page 9:
      [] chaurice is not always smoked and chaurice can be eaten alone for breakfast or in sandwich.
    • 2012, Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages, page 213:
      Chaurice is a pork sausage that is Creole Cajun in origin and has a hot and spicy flavor. Chaurice sausage is popular in Creole Cajun cooking both as a main dish and as an ingredient in dishes such as gumbo and jambalaya.
    • 2012, Bruce Aidells, Denis Kelly, Bruce Aidells' Complete Sausage Book, page 45:
      Most chaurice is pure pork, but sometimes beef is included.
    • 2019, Alexandra Kennon, Classic Restaurants of New Orleans, page 176:
      In the early days, the offerings at Dooky Chase were simple: lottery tickets, soft drinks, beers and chaurices (sausages) on French bread.
    • 2023, Leah Chase, The Dooky Chase Cookbook, page 7:
      [] a chaurice (type of sausage) on French bread.