chimichurri

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

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

• chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From Spanish chimichurri.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/,
• Rhymes: -urːi
• Hyphenation^(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

chimichurri

1. chimichurri

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.

chimichurri m (invariable)

1. chimichurri

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

chimichurri

Wikipedia ^es

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]

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

chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)

1. chimichurri

• “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28