"charqui" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: charquis [plural]
Etymology: From the same Quechua root as jerky, via Spanish. Etymology templates: {{der|en|qu|-}} Quechua, {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} charqui (countable and uncountable, plural charquis)
  1. (South America, Central America, Western US) jerky Tags: Central-America, South-America, US, Western, countable, uncountable

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