chouriço

New England/ʃəˈɹis/

noun

A Portuguese spiced sausage.

OriginPortuguese chouriço →
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Meanings

nounchouriço (countable and uncountable, plural chouriços)

plural chouriços · alternative chourico

  1. countableuncountableA Portuguese spiced sausage.

    The pork is free of tenderizers; more than a few pilgrimages have been made for the cured ham and spicy chouriço sausages (both $3.99 a pound).

    2006 June 17, Tammy La Gorce, “Iberian Treats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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    Also local bluefish, filleted and grilled alongside a few lengths of chourico, the garlicky pork sausage that is made in nearby New Bedford by the great-great-grandchildren of Portuguese whaling men.

    2003 July 30, Sam Sifton, “A Perfect Change-Up: Bluefish, Sausage and Clams”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Portuguesechouriço
  2. Englishchouriço

Borrowed from Portuguese chouriço, of uncertain origin. Doublet of chorizo, which arrived via Spanish.

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APA

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Chicago

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