cu·chi·fri·to (kōō'chĭ-frē'tō) n.
pl.cu·chi·fri·tos A small deep-fried cube of pork.
[American Spanish : cuchí, pig (alteration of Spanish cochino, diminutive of coch, interj. used to call pigs) + Spanish frito, past participle of freir, to fry (from Latin frīgere).]