Chorizo

Chorizo (, Asturian: chorizu ; Basque: txorizo ; Galician: chourizo ; Portuguese: chouriço ; Catalan: xoriço ) is a term encompassing several types of pork sausages originating from the Iberian Peninsula. In English, chorizo is usually pronounced /tʃɵˈriːθoʊ/, /tʃɵˈriːzoʊ/, or /tʃɵˈriːsoʊ/, but sometimes /tʃɵˈriːtsoʊ/.