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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese *longueĩça, from Late Latin lucanicia, from Latin lūcānica, from Lucania where it was first made.[1] Cognate with Portuguese linguiça, Spanish longaniza, Basque lukainka and English lucanica.
Pronunciation
Noun
longaínza f (plural longaínzas)
- rustic pork sausage whose preparation varies locally
- Synonyms: chanfaina, choulán, chourela, chourizo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “longainza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “longaínza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “longaínza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN