Where does “chorizo” come from?
Chorizo comes from Spanish chorizo, a type of spiced sausage whose ultimate origin remains uncertain.
chorizo (English): A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika
Definitions
- A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika
Ancestry of “chorizo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chorizo | a type of sausage; a foolish person; a penis |
| 2 | Spanish | chori | — |
| 3 | Caló | chori | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑁄𑀭 | thief |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चोर | thief, robber |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चुर् | to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear |