noun
chorizo
cho-REE-zoh
noun
1
A spicy Spanish or Latin American sausage flavoured with paprika.
"We fried some chorizo to add to the paella."
"Crumbled chorizo makes a great taco filling."
How to Use Chorizo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA paprika-spiced sausage from Spain and Latin America.
Common pairings
chorizo sausage
chorizo and beans
fry chorizo
Word Forms
chorizos plural
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from Spanish chorizo.