Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sauce made of chopped fresh parsley seasoned with garlic, pepper, and herbs and bound with oil and vinegar.
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- noun 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.
- noun countable A traditional pork sandwich eaten as a snack in the
Dominican Republic
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Of course we know that chimichurri is an Argentine salsa, not a salsa mexicana.
Chimichurri Recipe 2008
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Of course we know that chimichurri is an Argentine salsa, not a salsa mexicana.
Chimichurri Recipe 2008
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Of course we know that chimichurri is an Argentine salsa, not a salsa mexicana.
Chimichurri Recipe 2008
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The chimichurri is a South American preparation, a heavily herbed vinaigrette typically paired with beef.
Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009
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For those skeptical of animal-free dining, Vynerib suggests trying the seitan chimichurri ($8 for three skewers).
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I'm all about their chimichurri sandwich, sans the cheese ;
Carolyn Scott: Grubbin' in Gainesville Carolyn Scott 2011
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The calamari $12 is tender, served with a green chimichurri sauce and fresh lemon.
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The menu features entrees priced at about $21, inspired by the markets and street vendors of Latin America, such as savory corn and pork tamales and papas fritas stuffed with Parmesan cheese and chimichurri.
Latin Food Enlivens Throgs Neck Laura Kusisto 2012
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The soy sauce tasted like, well, plain soy sauce, and the chimichurri tasted like oil mixed with parsley.
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Agaton Strom for The Wall Street Journal Seitan chimichurri, shown here, is citrus-herb marinated seitan skewers.
Vegan Lunch 2010
bilby commented on the word chimichurri
A spicy bread from Argentina.
November 27, 2007
uselessness commented on the word chimichurri
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Chim chim cher-oo!
I does what I likes and I likes what I do
Today I'm a screever and as you can see
A screever's an artist of highest degree
And it's all me own work
From me own memory
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Chim chim cher-oo!
I draws what I likes and I likes what I drew
No remuneration do I ask of you
But me cap would be glad of a copper or two
November 27, 2007
bilby commented on the word chimichurri
The United Nations Monitoring Team has detected abnormal levels of Dick Van Dyke in the previous comment.
November 27, 2007
uselessness commented on the word chimichurri
Uh oh, that's particularly hard to get out. Have you tried Oxy Clean?
November 27, 2007