churrasco
[ chuh-ras-koh; Spanish choor-rahs-kaw ]
/ tʃəˈræs koʊ; Spanish tʃurˈrɑs kɔ /
noun, plural chur·ras·cos [chuh-ras-kohz; Spanish choor-rahs-kaws] /tʃəˈræs koʊz; Spanish tʃurˈrɑs kɔs/ for 2. Latin-American Cookery.
meat cooked over an open fire.
a large piece of meat suitable for barbecuing.
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Nearby words
- churn drill,
- churn molding,
- churn out,
- churning,
- churr,
- churrigueresque,
- churro,
- chuse,
- chute,
- chute the chute
Origin of churrasco
< American Spanish (Argentina, Uruguay); compare dialectal Spanish (Salamanca region) churrusco piece of burnt toast, churruscar to begin to burn, Spanish socarrar to scorch, singe, all from a pre-L etymon
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