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churro, n.
Brit. |ˈtʃʌrəʊ|, U.S. |ˈtʃəroʊ|
[‹ Spanish churro (1884), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to churro (adjective) coarse, rough (c 1641–3), (noun) a depreciative term for a Spanish speaker from Valencia or neighbouring regions (1898; compare Catalan xurro (adjective) coarse, rough (1867), (noun) Spanish speaker from Valencia (1851)).]
Originally in Spain and Latin America: a sweet snack consisting of a strip of fried dough, typically having a ribbed, baton-like shape and dusted with sugar or cinnamon sugar.
1929N.Y. Times 30 June e3 It is related in circles close to the royal palace that none likes the coffee-dipped churro quite so well as King Alfonso. 1959O. Lewis Five Families (1975) 78 He went only to first-class movie houses and liked to have coffee and churros in elegant restaurants on the Reforma. 1985Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 22 Dec. 1 The railroad yard has become an annual carnival.., children scurrying between the Christmas trees as they beg their parents for a hot dog or churro from the roadside food stands. 2002M. Fisher in L. McCauley Travelers' Tales Spain 182 Dinner at ten, to the bars by midnight, dancing until six, then of course churros and hot chocolate. |