chorizo

[chuh-ree-zoh; Sp. chaw-ree-saw, -thaw] Origin

cho·ri·zo

[chuh-ree-zoh; Sp. chaw-ree-saw, -thaw]
noun, plural cho·ri·zos [-zohz; Sp. -saws, -thaws] . Spanish Cookery.
a pork sausage spiced with garlic, peppers, and juniper berries and smoked and dried.
Also, choriso.


Origin:
< Spanish, of uncertain origin
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chorizo (tʃɔːˈriːzəʊ)
 
n , pl -zos
a kind of highly seasoned pork sausage of Spain or Mexico
 
[C19: Spanish]

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chorizo
"spiced pork sausage," 1846, from Sp. chorizo.
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