chimichurri

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English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

Noun

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chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)

  1. (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.
  2. (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Spanish chimichurri.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/, [ˈt̪ʃimit̪ˌʃurːi]
  • Syllabification(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

Noun

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chimichurri

  1. chimichurri

Declension

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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
abessive chimichurritta chimichurreitta
instructive chimichurrein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of chimichurri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative chimichurrini chimichurrini
accusative nom. chimichurrini chimichurrini
gen. chimichurrini
genitive chimichurrini chimichurrieni
partitive chimichurriani chimichurrejani
inessive chimichurrissani chimichurreissani
elative chimichurristani chimichurreistani
illative chimichurriini chimichurreihini
adessive chimichurrillani chimichurreillani
ablative chimichurriltani chimichurreiltani
allative chimichurrilleni chimichurreilleni
essive chimichurrinani chimichurreinani
translative chimichurrikseni chimichurreikseni
abessive chimichurrittani chimichurreittani
instructive
comitative chimichurreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative chimichurrisi chimichurrisi
accusative nom. chimichurrisi chimichurrisi
gen. chimichurrisi
genitive chimichurrisi chimichurriesi
partitive chimichurriasi chimichurrejasi
inessive chimichurrissasi chimichurreissasi
elative chimichurristasi chimichurreistasi
illative chimichurriisi chimichurreihisi
adessive chimichurrillasi chimichurreillasi
ablative chimichurriltasi chimichurreiltasi
allative chimichurrillesi chimichurreillesi
essive chimichurrinasi chimichurreinasi
translative chimichurriksesi chimichurreiksesi
abessive chimichurrittasi chimichurreittasi
instructive
comitative chimichurreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative chimichurrimme chimichurrimme
accusative nom. chimichurrimme chimichurrimme
gen. chimichurrimme
genitive chimichurrimme chimichurriemme
partitive chimichurriamme chimichurrejamme
inessive chimichurrissamme chimichurreissamme
elative chimichurristamme chimichurreistamme
illative chimichurriimme chimichurreihimme
adessive chimichurrillamme chimichurreillamme
ablative chimichurriltamme chimichurreiltamme
allative chimichurrillemme chimichurreillemme
essive chimichurrinamme chimichurreinamme
translative chimichurriksemme chimichurreiksemme
abessive chimichurrittamme chimichurreittamme
instructive
comitative chimichurreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative chimichurrinne chimichurrinne
accusative nom. chimichurrinne chimichurrinne
gen. chimichurrinne
genitive chimichurrinne chimichurrienne
partitive chimichurrianne chimichurrejanne
inessive chimichurrissanne chimichurreissanne
elative chimichurristanne chimichurreistanne
illative chimichurriinne chimichurreihinne
adessive chimichurrillanne chimichurreillanne
ablative chimichurriltanne chimichurreiltanne
allative chimichurrillenne chimichurreillenne
essive chimichurrinanne chimichurreinanne
translative chimichurriksenne chimichurreiksenne
abessive chimichurrittanne chimichurreittanne
instructive
comitative chimichurreinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative chimichurrinsa chimichurrinsa
accusative nom. chimichurrinsa chimichurrinsa
gen. chimichurrinsa
genitive chimichurrinsa chimichurriensa
partitive chimichurriaan
chimichurriansa
chimichurrejaan
chimichurrejansa
inessive chimichurrissaan
chimichurrissansa
chimichurreissaan
chimichurreissansa
elative chimichurristaan
chimichurristansa
chimichurreistaan
chimichurreistansa
illative chimichurriinsa chimichurreihinsa
adessive chimichurrillaan
chimichurrillansa
chimichurreillaan
chimichurreillansa
ablative chimichurriltaan
chimichurriltansa
chimichurreiltaan
chimichurreiltansa
allative chimichurrilleen
chimichurrillensa
chimichurreilleen
chimichurreillensa
essive chimichurrinaan
chimichurrinansa
chimichurreinaan
chimichurreinansa
translative chimichurrikseen
chimichurriksensa
chimichurreikseen
chimichurreiksensa
abessive chimichurrittaan
chimichurrittansa
chimichurreittaan
chimichurreittansa
instructive
comitative chimichurreineen
chimichurreinensa

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.

Noun

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chimichurri m (invariable)

  1. chimichurri

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri/ [t͡ʃi.miˈt͡ʃu.ri]
  • Rhymes: -uri
  • Syllabification: chi‧mi‧chu‧rri

Noun

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chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)

  1. chimichurri

References

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  1. 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
  2. ^ Dobson, Francisco Ross (2010) Fired Up: No Nonsense Barbecuing[2], Murdoch Books, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 58
  3. ^ Cooper, Cinnamon (2010) The Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook[3], Adams Media, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 137
  4. ^ John Torode in "A Cook Abroad", season 1, episode 3, BBC, 2015, .

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