cachopo

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noun

An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries.

OriginSpanish cachopo ← Asturian cachopu →
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Meanings

nouncachopo (plural cachopos)

plural cachopos

  1. An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries.

Origin

  1. Asturiancachopu“hollow log”
  2. Spanishcachopo
  3. Englishcachopo

Borrowed from Spanish cachopo, from Asturian cachopu (“hollow log”).

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APA

cachopo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachopo

MLA

“cachopo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachopo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cachopo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachopo.

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