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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "chah" (as in "chat") + "RROHN"/

Meaning

Fried pork skin cooked until golden and crispy, eaten as a snack on its own or stuffed inside tacos and quesadillas. A staple across Latin America that pretty much nobody can resist, even when the diet says otherwise.

Examples

Ponme unos tacos de chicharrón prensado, por favor.

Give me some pressed chicharrón tacos, please.

El chicharrón con salsa verde es lo mejor que hay, sin discusión.

Chicharrón with green salsa is genuinely one of the best things you can eat.

Regional synonyms

In Venezuela, a strong open-handed or fist blow; an unexpected and forceful hit, whether physical or figurative.