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(ko̵̅o̅′c̸hē frē′tō)

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noun pl. cuchifritos

a small piece of pork, pig's stomach, etc. dipped in batter and deep-fried

Origin: AmSp < cuchí, pig + frito, fried

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cu·chi·fri·to

noun pl. cuchifritos cu·chi·fri·tos

A small deep-fried cube of pork.

Origin: American Spanish : cuchí, pig (alteration of Spanish cochino, diminutive of coch, interj. used to call pigs) + Spanish frito, past participle of freir, to fry (from Latin frīgere).

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