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Where does “chicharrón” come from?

chicharrón (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

chicharrón (Spanish): fried pork rind, greaves

Definitions

  1. fried pork rind, greaves

Ancestry of “chicharrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “chicharrón”

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