jerky

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈdʒɝki/

Adjective

jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)

1. Characterized by physical jerking.
2. Having the behavior of a jerk unpleasant person.

Translations

• French: saccadée, saccadé
• German: zuckend
• Italian: accidentato
• Russian: тря́ский

Noun

jerky

1. Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

Translations

• French: charqui, jerky
• German: Trockenfleisch
• Portuguese: charque
• Russian: вяленый
• Spanish: charqui

Verb

jerky (jerkies, present participle jerkying; past and past participle jerkied)

1. (transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.

Synonyms

• (preserve meat by drying) jerk

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