chimichurri

Meaning

Noun

• A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made from chopped parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and paprika with olive oil.
• A traditional pork sandwich eaten as a snack in the Dominican Republic

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish chimichurri, from Basque tximitxurri, from Basque immigrants to Argentina and Uruguay in the 19th century. Many folk etymologies also exist.