churrascaria

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/t͡ʃʊˌɹæskəˈɹi.ə//t͡ʃʊˌɹɑːskəˈɹi.ə/

noun

A steakhouse where food in a churrasco style is served.

OriginPortuguese churrascaria →
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Meanings

nounchurrascaria (plural churrascarias)

plural churrascarias

  1. A steakhouse where food in a churrasco style is served.

    Brazilian churrascaria just blocks from its competitor Fogo de Chão.

    2005 March 25, Laura Levy Shatkin, Mike Sula, “Late-Night Comfort Food, Creative Japanese, and Home-Style Lebanese”, in Chicago Reader
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    There are no sword-toting tarted-up gauchos to trouble you, and in all Al Primo Canto offers the churrascaria experience in a significantly more civilized manner than other spots for a lower price.

    2007 September 21, “What Else is New”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Portuguesechurrascaria
  2. Englishchurrascaria

From Portuguese churrascaria.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with churrascaria

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Cite this entry
APA

churrascaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churrascaria

MLA

“churrascaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churrascaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churrascaria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churrascaria.

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