choripan
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish choripán.
Noun
[edit]choripan (plural choripans)
- A sandwich consisting of grilled chorizo served in a bread roll, originating in Argentina and popular across South America.
- 2012, Carlos Gamerro, translated by Ian Barnett, The Islands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: And Other Stories, →ISBN, page 232:
- Cinemas, video arcades, tacky import outlets, ice cream parlours recycled for the winter into purveyors of choripáns belching their greasy breath at the passers-by; […]
- 2021 June 1, Agostino Petroni, “Chimichurri: The Argentinian sauce eaten as a ritual”, in BBC News[1], archived from the original on 2021-07-06:
- During my travels in the country, chimichurri was a constant presence. It hit my nose during a walk at the San Telmo Fair, an antique fair held in Buenos Aires on Sundays. It was in a jar on the counter of a choripan vendor at the entrance of the Bombonera, the Boca Juniors football stadium.
- 2024 July 8, Ben Groundwater, “This is one of the world's most glorious sporting snacks”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[2], Sydney, NSW: Nine Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-07-15:
- Before, during and after any football match in Argentina, look for the roadsides nearby to suddenly fill with enterprising cooks grilling sausages and slinging choripans to the hungry masses. Just follow your nose.
