jerk
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4.2
- noun
- /dʒɜrk/
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adobo jamaicano
- You have to try the spicy jerk chicken at that new Jamaican restaurant down the street.
- jerk chicken
- jerk seasoning
- Jamaican jerk
That spice, part of it feels kind of jerkish, like like a Jamaican jerk spice.
- That spice, part of it feels kind of jerkish, like like a Jamaican jerk spice.
- Yeah, other than KFC jerk chicken, if you eat pork, you can have jerk pork roast fish with a lot of acros and Peppers and vami.
- Curry chicken, jerk chicken, all that type of shit.
Examples
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This is the best jerk chicken I've had in Brooklyn, to be honest.
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After marinating the meat overnight in jerk spices, we grilled it to perfection.
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We went strong on the jerk chicken last night.
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All I want is jerk chicken, jerk fish, jerk pork...
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After the program, Cheryl-Ann took the four of us to a fantastic local jerk restaurant.
Blog text (18) -
A tropical island off the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica is known for reggae, rum, and the piquant flavors of jerk chicken.
Blog text (34) -
The waitress laughed out loud at their antics when she brought them their meals: two heaping plates full of jerk chicken, peas and rice, a sweet fried bread, fried plantains, and mixed vegetables.
Fiction book (1994) -
They'll pull conch right out of the sea and slice it up for you there and then; they'll keep pouring you rums till you beg them to stop, and they'll even serve a great grilled jerk chicken dish if you overload on fresh seafood.
Blog text (14) -
The secret to making great jerk fish is in the seasoning and smoke from the grill.
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A weightlifting move where you lift a heavy bar to your shoulders then push it above your head
- Specialized
1
3.9
A sudden automatic kick of the lower leg when the tendon below the kneecap is tapped
Surface Forms
Etymology
The cooking word jerk in Jamaica grew from the same meat tradition and came to mean the spicy rub and the way of grilling or smoking meat, so jerk now stands for that hot seasoning and style of cooking.