chimichurri
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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[4]:
- 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.
- (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic
Translations edit
Argentinian sauce for grilled meat
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a traditional pork sandwich of the Dominican Republic
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See also edit
- chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish chimichurri.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chimichurri
Declension edit
Inflection of chimichurri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | chimichurritta | chimichurreitta | ||
instructive | — | chimichurrein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.
Noun edit
chimichurri m (invariable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Basque tximitxurri (“hodgepodge”). Less likely folk etymologies explain the sauce's name as a Spanish-language corruption of English words, such as "Jimmy['s] Curry",[1][2] "Jimmy McCurry",[1][3] or "gimme curry".[4]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Austen Weaver, Tara (2010) The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis[1], Rodale Books, →ISBN, page 41
- ^ Dobson, Francisco Ross (2010) Fired Up: No Nonsense Barbecuing[2], Murdoch Books, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 58
- ^ Cooper, Cinnamon (2010) The Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook[3], Adams Media, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 137
- ^ John Torode in "A Cook Abroad", season 1, episode 3, BBC, 2015, .
Further reading edit
- “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014