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

They would fain have rekindled it, to cook a breakfast; but fearing that the smoke might be seen, they chose that morning to eat the charqui raw.

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne

"And now, Lopez, what amount of charqui have we in store?"

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

There was plenty of bait in the shape of half-dried charqui, but not a fish-hook to be found.

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne

Dinner-time came, for which meal John Manning had prepared a very satisfactory dish from some charqui flavoured with fruit and vegetables, and the boys anxiously waited again for some communication from the colonel.

From Real Gold A Story of Adventure by Fenn, George Manville