English

Adjective

jerky ‎(comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)

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

Translations

Etymology 2

From Quechua ch'arki, through Spanish charqui.

Noun

jerky ‎(countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)

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

Translations

Derived terms

• jerk
• jerked beef
• jerked meat

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