Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In South America, sun-dried meat in general. See
charqui .
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Examples
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Now as the llamas are a species of sheep, it was "chalona" that Guapo was making out of their mutton.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Now as the llamas are a species of sheep, it was "chalona" that Guapo was making out of their mutton.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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For a meagre, tough, unwholesome chalona the Indian has to add a dollar and a half or two dollars to his debt, while a living sheep in the Sierra would not cost half the price.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853
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In Peru, as we have stated, it is "charqui;" but mutton cured in this way is distinguished by the name "chalona."
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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