Charqui
/ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.ki/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 jerky Central-America, South-America, US, Western, countable, uncountable
"When it was dark, we made a fire beneath a little arbour of bamboos, fried our charqui (or dried slips of beef), took our maté, and were quite comfortable."
Example
More examples"When it was dark, we made a fire beneath a little arbour of bamboos, fried our charqui (or dried slips of beef), took our maté, and were quite comfortable."
Etymology
From the same Quechua root as jerky, via Spanish.