chivito

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/t͡ʃɪˈvitoʊ/

noun

A Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon, mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, olives, eggs, etc.

OriginRioplatense Spanish chivito →
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Meanings

nounchivito (plural chivitos)

plural chivitos

  1. A Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon, mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, olives, eggs, etc.

    Todo me daba hambre, los chivitos especiales, el chajá de postre.

    2021, Pedro Mairal, “Four”, in The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 60

Origin

  1. Rioplatense Spanishchivito
  2. Englishchivito

From Rioplatense Spanish chivito, diminutive of chivo (“goat”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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