jerky
noun/ˈdʒɜːki/
/ˈdʒɜːrki/
[uncountable]- meat that has been cut into long narrow pieces and smoked or dried
- beef jerky
Word Originnoun mid 19th cent.: from American Spanish charqui, from Quechua.Definitions on the go
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