charqui

[ chahr-kee ]

/ ˈtʃɑr ki /

noun

jerky².

Words nearby charqui

charophyte, charoseth, charpak, charpentier, charpoy, charqui, charr, charrette, charrière scale, charro, charry

Origin of charqui

< American Spanish < Quechua ch'arki

OTHER WORDS FROM charqui

char·quid

[chahr-kid] /ˈtʃɑr kɪd/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for charqui

The Spaniards of Mexico name it “tasajo,” while those of Peru style it “charqui.”
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
Homely indeed were the additions thus made to their daily ration of charqui beef, horse-flesh or kangaroo.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.|Various
Then Guapo skinned him, and cut him into strips, and dried him into “charqui,” and carried him on board the raft.
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
Maize and charqui were packed into knapsacks for the march, and the pirates rowed ashore to open the campaign.
On the Spanish Main|John Masefield

Sometimes it was merely cut in strips, roughly rubbed with brine, and hung in the sun to dry into charqui, or jerked beef.
On the Spanish Main|John Masefield

British Dictionary definitions for charqui

charqui

/ (ˈtʃɑːkɪ) /

noun

meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried

Derived forms of charqui

charquid (ˈtʃɑːkɪd), adjective

Word Origin for charqui

C18: from Spanish, from Quechuan

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