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churrasco
[ chuh-ras-koh; Spanish choor-rahs-kaw ]
noun
, Latin-American Cooking.
, plural chur·ras·cos [ch, uh, -, ras, -kohz, choo, r, -, rahs, -kaws]
- meat cooked over an open fire.
- a large piece of meat suitable for barbecuing.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of churrasco1
First recorded in 1915–20; from Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish (Argentina, Uruguay); compare dialectal Spanish (Salamanca region) churrusco “piece of burnt toast,” churruscar “to begin to burn,” Spanish socarrar “to scorch, singe,” all from a pre-Latin etymon
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