choripan

C3H4O1R1I1P3A1N1

noun

A sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounchoripan (plural choripans)

plural choripans · alternative choripán

  1. A sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.

    Cinemas, video arcades, tacky import outlets, ice cream parlours recycled for the winter into purveyors of choripáns belching their greasy breath at the passers-by; […]

    2012, Carlos Gamerro, translated by Ian Barnett, The Islands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: And Other Stories, →ISBN, page 232
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    During my travels in the country, chimichurri was a constant presence. It hit my nose during a walk at the San Telmo Fair, an antique fair held in Buenos Aires on Sundays. It was in a jar on the counter of a choripan vendor at the entrance of the Bombonera, the Boca Juniors football stadium.

    2021 June 1, Agostino Petroni, “Chimichurri: The Argentinian sauce eaten as a ritual”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2021

    Before, during and after any football match in Argentina, look for the roadsides nearby to suddenly fill with enterprising cooks grilling sausages and slinging choripans to the hungry masses. Just follow your nose.

    2024 July 8, Ben Groundwater, “This is one of the world's most glorious sporting snacks”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW: Nine Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024

Origin

  1. Rioplatense Spanishchoripán
  2. Englishchoripan

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish choripán.

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Translations

Spanish choripán
  • choripánTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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