# 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: /ˌt͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃʊɹi/
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### Noun

chimichurri (countable and uncountable, plural chimichurris)
* (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: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.
* (countable) A traditional pork sandwich with cabbage and salsa, eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

#### See also

* chimichurri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish chimichurri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʃimitʃurːi/, [ˈt̪ʃimit̪ˌʃurːi]
* Rhymes: -urːi
* Hyphenation: chi‧mic‧hur‧ri

### Noun

chimichurri
* chimichurri

#### Declension

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)
* 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: /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri/ [t͡ʃi.miˈt͡ʃu.ri]
* Rhymes: -uri
* Syllabification: chi‧mi‧chu‧rri

### Noun

chimichurri m (plural chimichurris)
* chimichurri

### References

* 1 2 Austen Weaver, Tara (2010) The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis‎, Rodale Books, →ISBN, page 41
* ↑ Dobson, Francisco Ross (2010) Fired Up: No Nonsense Barbecuing‎, Murdoch Books, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 58
* ↑ Cooper, Cinnamon (2010) The Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook‎, Adams Media, →ISBN, retrieved 6 December 2011, page 137
* ↑ John Torode in "A Cook Abroad", season 1, episode 3, BBC, 2015, .

### Further reading

* “chimichurri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28