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cho⋅ri⋅zo

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


Origin:
< Sp, of uncert. orig.
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cho·ri·zo   (chə-rē'zō, -sō)   
n.   pl. cho·ri·zos
A very spicy pork sausage seasoned especially with garlic.

[Spanish.]
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