Meanings
- Slow-roasted marinated pork leg or shoulder, typically marinated with sofrito, as prepared in the cuisines of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.
You'll find a pernil sandwich on the menu at every bar in Santiago […] With our first two South American wines, the pernil made its preferences clear. […]
2005, Wine & Spirits, volume 24, pages 36-371 more example
Leftover Pernil Sandwiches / Makes 2 sandwiches This is just another one of those non-recipe recipes that I make for myself when I have pernil left over. There's nothing special about it, […]
2022, Illyanna Maisonet, Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook, page 120
Origin
- Spanishpernil
- Spanishpernil
- Englishpernil
Borrowed from Spanish pernil.
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pernil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pernil
“pernil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pernil. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pernil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pernil.
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