churrasco
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish churrasco (“barbecue”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
churrasco (uncountable)
- A type of barbecued steak, popular in Latin-American countries
- 2006 June 9, Anne Ford, “A Cult Fave Reopens in the Southwest Burbs”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- Most of the old favorites--beef brisket, gumbo, churrasco, and Pine's famous Cajun green beans--are still around.
- 2003 January 24, Ethel Hammer, “Restaurant Tours: a cafe that caters to the spirit”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
- In addition to sandwiches, mini pizzas, and breakfast items like hot oatmeal, muffins, and croissants, Last Kiss offers Chilean specialties including empanadas, a churrasco sandwich (broiled sirloin steak with avocado, tomato, and mayo), sopapilla chips (a crispy version of the puffy fried bread) with cilantro sauce, and mate--the traditional South American herbal tea, served in a gourd.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the first half of the 20th century. From Italian chiaroscuro for the alternating light and dark grill marks on the meat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
churrasco m (plural churrascos)
- grilled meat
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “churrasco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “churrasco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “churrasco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish churrasco (“barbecue”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
churrasco m (plural churrascos)
- churrasco; barbecued meat
- barbecue (meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue)
- Synonym: (Brazil, colloquial) churras
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hunsrik: Schurraske
- → Japanese: シュラスコ (shurasuko)
Verb edit
churrasco
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From churrar, of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun edit
churrasco m (plural churrascos)
- churrasco; barbecued meat
- Synonym: asado
- barbecue (meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue)
- Synonym: parrillada
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: xurrasco
- → English: churrasco
- → French: churrasco
- → Galician: churrasco
- → Portuguese: churrasco
- → Hunsrik: Schurraske
- → Japanese: シュラスコ (shurasuko)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
churrasco
Further reading edit
- “churrasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014