Meaning and background
The story behind Chorizo
Chorizo is the name of a seasoned sausage, and English adopted the word from Spanish. The term has a documented culinary history with earlier Latin connections to salted food. It makes an unmistakably food-inspired name without relying on inaccurate claims about a dog’s temperament. Its short, rhythmic sound is an additional naming characteristic, not evidence for the translation.
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About Chorizo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Chorizo appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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