chimichurri

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/

Noun

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

Translations

Argentinian sauce for grilled meat

• Afrikaans: chimichurri
• Portuguese: chimichurri m

a traditional pork sandwich of the Dominican Republic

• Spanish: cytsa m

See also

• chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish chimichurri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/, [ˈt̪ʃimit̪ˌʃurːi]
• Rhymes: -urːi
• Hyphenation^(key): chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

Noun

chimichurri

1. chimichurri

Declension

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri.

Noun

chimichurri m (invariable)

1. chimichurri

Spanish

Etymology

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", "Jimmy McCurry", or "gimme curry".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)

1. chimichurri

Further reading

• “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10