chimichurri

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri, from Basque tximitxurri (literally “a mixture of several things in no particular order”), from Basque immigrants to Argentina and Uruguay in the 19th century. Many folk etymologies also exist.

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

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chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)

1. (uncountable) A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
   • 2007 September 9, “Pork Bellies to Baguettes”, in New York Times‎^[4]:

     There are also platters of flavorful pork ribs glazed with smoky chipotle, chicken wings char-grilled with garlicky chimichurri, and plump mussels in green chili tortilla broth with leeks and oven dried tomatoes.

2. (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

• chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From Spanish chimichurri.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/, [ˈt̪ʃimit̪ˌʃurːi]
• Rhymes: -urːi
• Syllabification^(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

chimichurri

1. chimichurri

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.

chimichurri m (invariable)

1. chimichurri

Possibly from Basque tximitxurri (“hodgepodge”). Less likely folk etymologies explain the sauce's name as a Spanish-language corruption of English words, such as "Jimmy['s] Curry",^[1][2] "Jimmy McCurry",^[1][3] or "gimme curry".^[4]

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri/ [t͡ʃi.miˈt͡ʃu.ri]
• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: chi‧mi‧chu‧rri

chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)

1. chimichurri

• “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024