chimichurri

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri, from Basque tximitxurri (literally a mixture of several things in no particular order), from Basque immigrants to Argentina and Uruguay in the 19th century. Many folk etymologies also exist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

Noun

chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)

  1. (uncountable) A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
    • 2007 September 9, “Pork Bellies to Baguettes”, in New York Times:
      There are also platters of flavorful pork ribs glazed with smoky chipotle, chicken wings char-grilled with garlicky chimichurri, and plump mussels in green chili tortilla broth with leeks and oven dried tomatoes.
  2. (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

Translations

See also

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish chimichurri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/,
  • Syllabification(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

Noun

chimichurri

  1. chimichurri

Declension

Inflection of chimichurri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative chimichurri chimichurrit
genitive chimichurrin chimichurrien
partitive chimichurria chimichurreja
illative chimichurriin chimichurreihin
singular plural
nominative chimichurri chimichurrit
accusative nom. chimichurri chimichurrit
gen. chimichurrin
genitive chimichurrin chimichurrien
partitive chimichurria chimichurreja
inessive chimichurrissa chimichurreissa
elative chimichurrista chimichurreista
illative chimichurriin chimichurreihin
adessive chimichurrilla chimichurreilla
ablative chimichurrilta chimichurreilta
allative chimichurrille chimichurreille
essive chimichurrina chimichurreina
translative chimichurriksi chimichurreiksi
abessive chimichurritta chimichurreitta
instructive chimichurrein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of chimichurri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.

Noun

chimichurri m (invariable)

  1. chimichurri

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Possibly from Basque tximitxurri (hodgepodge). Less likely folk etymologies explain the sauce's name as a Spanish-language corruption of English words, such as "Jimmy Curry",[1][2] "Jimmy McCurry",[1][3] or "gimme curry".[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri/
  • Rhymes: -uri
  • Syllabification: chi‧mi‧chu‧rri

Noun

chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)

  1. chimichurri

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Austen Weaver, Tara (2010) The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis, Rodale Books, →ISBN, page 41
  2. ^ Dobson, Francisco Ross (2010) Fired Up: No Nonsense Barbecuing, Murdoch Books, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 58
  3. ^ Cooper, Cinnamon (2010) The Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook, Adams Media, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 137
  4. ^ John Torode in "A Cook Abroad", season 1, episode 3, BBC, 2015, .

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