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==Etymology==
− It is from American [[bor|es|charquear]], from charquí, jerked meat,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from Quechua [[m|qu|ch'arki]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) An earlier English form was jerkin beef (17th century).^(Hoad 1986) Merriam-Webster treats the verb as a back-formation from [[jerky]].^(MWU 2024)
+ It is from American [[bor|es|charquear]], from [[m|es|charquí]], jerked meat,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from Quechua [[m|qu|ch'arki]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) An earlier English form was jerkin beef (17th century).^(Hoad 1986) Merriam-Webster treats the verb as a back-formation from [[jerky]].^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==