Where does “chorizo” come from?
chorizo (Spanish) comes from Spanish chori, from Caló chori, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭, from Sanskrit चोर, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.
chorizo (Spanish): a type of sausage; a foolish person; a penis
Definitions
- a type of sausage; a foolish person; a penis
Ancestry of “chorizo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chori | — |
| 2 | Caló | chori | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑁄𑀭 | thief |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चोर | thief, robber |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चुर् | to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear |
Words derived from “chorizo”