pernil

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pernil

/pɝˈnil/ US

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Borrowed from Spanish pernil.

noun

Slow-roasted marinated pork leg or shoulder, typically marinated with sofrito, as prepared in the cuisines of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. You'll find a pernil sandwich on the menu at every bar in Santiago […] With our first two South American wines, the pernil made its preferences clear. […]

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"pernil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pernil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pernil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pernil

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"pernil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pernil.

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@misc{pernil_2026,
  title = {pernil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pernil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}