chaurice

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US/ʃəˈɹis/US/ʃɔˈɹis/US/t͡ʃəˈɹis/

noun

A spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.

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Meanings

nounchaurice (countable and uncountable, plural chaurices)

plural chaurices

  1. countableuncountableA spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.

    […] a chaurice (type of sausage) on French bread.

    2023, Leah Chase, The Dooky Chase Cookbook, page 7
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    […] chaurice is not always smoked and chaurice can be eaten alone for breakfast or in sandwich.

    2009, Mitchell Gustafson, Friday in New Orleans, page 9

    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, Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages, page 213

    Most chaurice is pure pork, but sometimes beef is included.

    2012, Bruce Aidells, Denis Kelly, Bruce Aidells' Complete Sausage Book, page 45

    In the early days, the offerings at Dooky Chase were simple: lottery tickets, soft drinks, beers and chaurices (sausages) on French bread.

    2019, Alexandra Kennon, Classic Restaurants of New Orleans, page 176

Origin

Related to chouriço, chorizo.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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