cuchifrito

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cu·chi·fri·to

C0792100 (ko͞o′chĭ-frē′tō)n. pl. cu·chi·fri·tos Any of various small deep-fried pieces of food, especially cubes of pork.
[American Spanish : cuchí, pig (alteration of Spanish cochino, diminutive of coch, interj. used to call pigs) + Spanish frito, past participle of freir, to fry (from Latin frīgere).]

cu•chi•fri•to

(ˌku tʃiˈfri toʊ)
n., pl. -tos. a small cube of pork dipped in batter and deep-fried. [1965–70; < American Spanish, =cuchí hog, pork (alter. of Sp cochino) + Sp frito, past participle of freir to fry1]