chorizo
[chuh-ree-zoh; Spanish chaw-ree-saw, -thaw]
- a pork sausage spiced with garlic, peppers, and juniper berries and smoked and dried.
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Also choriso.
Origin of chorizo
From Spanish, of uncertain origin
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The rock-clad town is now famous for meat products like chorizo, along with olive oil, almonds, and jams.
The Spanish Fraggle Rock: Setenil de las Bodegas Is an Andalucian Town Built Under a RockNina Strochlic
January 2, 2014
One of the most memorable dishes I have had there is Baby calamari filled with calamari ink, fresh chick peas and chorizo.
“I put the chorizo and sausage on a skewer,” he says proudly.
chorizo
- a kind of highly seasoned pork sausage of Spain or Mexico
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Word Origin
C19: Spanish
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Word Origin and History for chorizo
n.
"spiced pork sausage," 1846, from Spanish chorizo.
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