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Origin:
< Mexican Spanish (Veracruz, Tabasco) chimichanga, chivichanga trinket, trifle; of unexplained orig.
< Mexican Spanish (Veracruz, Tabasco) chimichanga, chivichanga trinket, trifle; of unexplained orig.
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Chimichanga
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chimichanga
"deep-fried burrito," by 1964; the thing and the name for it seem to have originated somewhere along the western U.S.-Mexico border (Arizona, Sonora), but beyond that all is obscure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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