charqui

== English == === Etymology === From the same Quechua root as jerky, via Spanish. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.ki/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kiː/ === Noun === charqui (countable and uncountable, plural charquis) (South America, Central America, Western US) jerky === References === “charqui”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === charque === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua charki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾki/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ki] Rhymes: -aɾki Syllabification: char‧qui === Noun === charqui m (uncountable) (Rioplatense, Peru, Bolivia, Chile) jerky (air-dried meat) Synonym: cecina ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: jerky → Portuguese: charque === Further reading === “charqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025