chirmol

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiɾˈmol/ [t͡ʃiɾˈmol]
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: chir‧mol

Noun

chirmol m (uncountable)

(Guatemala) sour sauce consisting mainly of roasted tomatoes, onions and lime juice, sometimes also containing roasted garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper and often spicy
Synonym: (Mexico) pico de gallo
(El Salvador, Honduras) salty and sour sauce consisting most importantly of tomato, onion and cilantro

Alternative forms

chirimol (El Salvador)
chismol (El Salvador, Honduras)

Further reading

“chirmol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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