Chorizzo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chorizzo is a noun meaning Eye dialect spelling of chorizo.
Meaning
Eye dialect spelling of chorizo.
Example Sentences
Another example is the spicy Spanish sausage chorizo. In Spanish the -izo part can be pronounced ‘ee-so’ or ‘ee-tho’. But very often in English what you hear is the Italianate ‘cho-reet-so’, with the z pronounced like the double z of pizza. As you’d expect, you find spellings based on that pronunciation: choritso and chorizzo. Pronouncing a Spanish loan word in an Italian way is one of the many quirks of English.
Word Forms
- chorizzos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chistorra, cotechino, longaniza, balogna, castiza, botifarra.
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