jerky
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]characterized by physical jerking
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Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]jerky (countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun
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See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]jerky (third-person singular simple present jerkies, present participle jerkying, simple past and past participle jerkied)
Synonyms
[edit]- (preserve meat by drying): jerk
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