chimichurri
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri, from Basque tximitxurri (literally “a mixture of several things in no particular order”), from Basque immigrants to Argentina and Uruguay in the 19th century. Many folk etymologies also exist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/
Noun
chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)
- (uncountable) A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
- 2007 September 9, “Pork Bellies to Baguettes”, in New York Times:
- There are also platters of flavorful pork ribs glazed with smoky chipotle, chicken wings char-grilled with garlicky chimichurri, and plump mussels in green chili tortilla broth with leeks and oven dried tomatoes.
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- (countable) A traditional pork sandwich eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic
Translations
Argentinian sauce for grilled meat
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a traditional pork sandwich of the Dominican Republic
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See also
chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish chimichurri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/, [ˈt̪ʃimit̪ˌʃurːi]
- Syllabification(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri
Noun
chimichurri
- chimichurri
Declension
| Inflection of chimichurri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chimichurri | chimichurrit | |
| genitive | chimichurrin | chimichurrien | |
| partitive | chimichurria | chimichurreja | |
| illative | chimichurriin | chimichurreihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | chimichurri | chimichurrit | |
| accusative | nom. | chimichurri | chimichurrit |
| gen. | chimichurrin | ||
| genitive | chimichurrin | chimichurrien | |
| partitive | chimichurria | chimichurreja | |
| inessive | chimichurrissa | chimichurreissa | |
| elative | chimichurrista | chimichurreista | |
| illative | chimichurriin | chimichurreihin | |
| adessive | chimichurrilla | chimichurreilla | |
| ablative | chimichurrilta | chimichurreilta | |
| allative | chimichurrille | chimichurreille | |
| essive | chimichurrina | chimichurreina | |
| translative | chimichurriksi | chimichurreiksi | |
| instructive | — | chimichurrein | |
| abessive | chimichurritta | chimichurreitta | |
| comitative | — | chimichurreineen | |
| Possessive forms of chimichurri (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | chimichurrini | chimichurrimme |
| 2nd person | chimichurrisi | chimichurrinne |
| 3rd person | chimichurrinsa | |
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from Basque tximitxurri (“hodgepodge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri/ [t͡ʃi.miˈt͡ʃu.ri]
- Rhymes: -uri
- Syllabification: chi‧mi‧chu‧rri
Noun
chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)
- chimichurri
Further reading
- “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014