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charqui

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char⋅qui

  [chahr-kee]
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–noun
jerky 2 .
Origin:
< AmerSp < Quechua ch'arki

Related forms:
char⋅quid  [chahr-kid] , adjective
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char·qui   (chär'kē)   
n.  See jerky2.

[American Spanish, from Quechua ch'arki.]
jerk·y 2   (jûr'kē)   
n.  Meat cured by jerking. Also called charqui.

[Alteration of charqui.]
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