I. ˈchüˌrō noun
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Etymology: Spanish, coarse, coarse-wooled, coarse-wooled sheep; akin to Spanish churre thick grease, Portuguese churro, surro dirty, unprocessed (of wool), miserable, lowly; all probably of Iberian origin; akin to Basque txur miserly, economical
: a hardy coarse-wooled sheep originating in northwest Spain but surviving chiefly in Mexico and among the Navahos of the southwestern United States
II. ˈchu̇rō, ˈchü- noun
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Etymology: Spanish
: a Spanish and Mexican pastry resembling a doughnut or cruller made from deep-fried unsweetened dough and usually sprinkled with sugar