charqui

[ chahr-kee ]

noun

1. jerky ².

charqui

/ ˈtʃɑːkɪ; ˈtʃɑːkɪd /

noun

1. meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried

Derived Forms

• charquid, adjective

Other Words From

• char·quied [chahr, -keed], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of charqui¹

From South American Spanish, from Quechua ch'arki

Word History and Origins

Origin of charqui¹

C18: from Spanish, from Quechuan

Example Sentences

The dried beef is called Charqui, and the mutton is called Chalona.

From Project Gutenberg

This preparation, called 'charqui,' was the only animal food of the lower classes in Peru.

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They rarely eat meat once a week, and never oftener, and then only the hard dry charqui.

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Come with me, brother; we will not part again; I have some charqui in my rancho.

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Jerked beef came from the Spanish charqui by the law of Hobson-Jobson.

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