chouriço

• chourico

Borrowed from Portuguese chouriço, of uncertain origin. Doublet of chorizo, which arrived via Spanish.

• (New England) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈɹis/

chouriço (plural chouriços)

1. A Portuguese spiced sausage.
   • 2003 July 30, Sam Sifton, “A Perfect Change-Up: Bluefish, Sausage and Clams”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Also local bluefish, filleted and grilled alongside a few lengths of chourico, the garlicky pork sausage that is made in nearby New Bedford by the great-great-grandchildren of Portuguese whaling men.

   • 2006 June 17, Tammy La Gorce, “Iberian Treats”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The pork is free of tenderizers; more than a few pilgrimages have been made for the cured ham and spicy chouriço sausages (both $3.99 a pound).

• chaurice

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese souriço. Compare Galician chourizo.

• Hyphenation: chou‧ri‧ço

chouriço m (plural chouriços)

1. (cooking) chouriço
2. (vulgar, slang) penis

• chouriça
• chourição
• encher chouriços

• → English: chouriço
• → Spanish: chorizo (or borrowed from Galician) (see there for further descendants)