Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimichurri

/ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: chimichur-ri
IPA: /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

Countable

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chimichurri, tximitxurri

Usage

Inflected Forms

chimichurris (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chimichurri?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/.
What does chimichurri mean?: 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.
Where does chimichurri come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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