different between jerky vs jery

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??ki/
• Rhymes: -??(r)ki

Etymology 1

jerk +? -y

Adjective

jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)

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

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki.

Noun

jerky (countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)

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

Derived terms

• jerk
• jerked beef
• jerked meat

Translations

See also

• biltong
• Quechuan chunyu (freeze-dried potatoes)
• pemmican, pemican
• smoked meat
• smoker

Verb

jerky (third-person singular simple present jerkies, present participle jerkying, simple past and past participle jerkied)

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

Synonyms

• (preserve meat by drying): jerk

English

Etymology

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Noun

jery (plural jeries)

1. Any of several species of bird, endemic to Madagascar, in the genera Neomixis and Hartertula.

Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?z?r?/

Noun

jery

1. a look

Verb

jery

1. to look, look at

Related terms

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?.r?/

Noun

jery m inan or m anim

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of jer