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Word of the Day – Churrasco

By September 30, 2020Word of the Day

Churrasco (noun)

chu-ras-ko

A South American dish of steak barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire.

South American Spanish, probably from Spanish dialect churrascar ‘to burn’, related to Spanish soccarar ‘to scorch’.

Example sentences

“A churrasco of rib eye with bacon.”

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