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churrasco, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |tʃʊˈraskəʊ|, U.S. |tʃəˈrɑskoʊ|
[‹ Brazilian Portuguese churrasco and its etymon American Spanish churrasco (1931), probably ‹ Spanish churrascar, regional variant of socarrar to scorch, singe, of uncertain origin.]
1. Esp. in Argentina and Brazil: (a piece of) meat chargrilled over an open fire. Also: a dish of this; this style of cooking.
1939Wine & Food 6 142 Churrasco..is a thick beefsteak which is placed, already salted, on an almost red-hot flatiron, and fired till it is about to burn, then turned over and cooked again. 1984New Yorker 11 June 117/1 He let on that Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco, was one of the principal attractions of the entire continent. 1992Gourmet Feb. 151/1 Such substantial dishes as an Argentine churrasco of peppered rib-eye steak with bacon, marrow-bones, and fried onions.
2. Esp. in Argentina and Brazil: a social occasion at which such food is served; a barbecue.
1949K. Oberg Terena & Caduveo of Southern Matto Grosso 65 This game consists of a number of boxing matches organized by someone in the village who also provides a ‘churrasco’, or barbecue, for the contestants. 1969R. DeSola & D. DeSola Dict. Cooking 65/1 Churrasco.., a pampas-style barbecue popular in southern South America. 1999E. F. Giocomelli tr. M. Scliar Coll. Stories 165 She ran past the farm house (a party was going on in there—a churrasco?) but she didn't go in. |