charqui

American  

[chahr-kee] / ˈtʃɑr ki /

noun

1. jerky.

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charqui British  

/ ˈtʃɑːkɪ, ˈtʃɑːkɪd /

noun

1. meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried

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Other Word Forms

• charquid adjective
• charquied adjective

Etymology

Origin of charqui

From South American Spanish, from Quechua ch'arki

Example Sentences

She shared a shred of llama charqui, or jerky.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2010

The miners who work in the mine itself have twenty-five shillings per month, and are allowed a little charqui.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

The reason for so preserving it, is the scarcity of salt, which in the districts where charqui prevails, is difficult to be got at, and, in consequence, dear.

From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.

They dared not light a fire, but chewed some of the tough charqui, and watched the distant cleft in the hills which led to the ardently wished-for goal.

From Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

They dared not light a fire, but chewed some of the tough charqui, and watched the distant cleft in the hill which led to the ardently wished-for goal.

From On the Pampas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)