chicharron
Americannoun
-
chicharrons,
plural
-
chicharrones
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Horchata, the cold sweetened beverage made from ground rice or almonds and usually flavored with cinnamon or vanilla, also made the cut, as did chicharron, the popular fried pork belly or pig skin snack.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
He also passed along a recent experience at Tacos Guerrero, a trailer in East Austin, where he had just taken a bite of his taco packed with chicharron and salsa verde.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2021
Highlights include tres leches French toast; chicharron con huevos; and chilaquiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2017
What the thicker gordita excels in is encasing typically thicker, saucier stews and preparations than you’d find in a taco, like chicharron con chile, a spicy pork rind stew.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2017
To the racket Of chicharron Being devoured By adult teeth In a fourth grader’s head.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
![]()
It’s my dad’s family in East L.A., chicharrones, an ice cream truck and menudo after church on Sundays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
Chicken skins have been trying to elbow out chicharrones for some time, but this may be their year.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
At Marcelo’s, another standout is the chicharrones verdes, chewy pork skins bathed in tomatillos, green chiles and cilantro, then served inside plush corn tortillas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
They lined up for juicy brisket with a volcanic bark, handmade sausage with serranos and Oaxaca cheese, and mac-and-cheese spiked with chicharrones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2018
Once all the meat is cooked, tía Estela brings me a plate of rice, beans, and chicharrones.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
![]()
Mozzarella and Parmesan combine with cotiya cheese to make chicharrons de queso — basically cheese cracklings.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.