longaínza

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Galician

Alternative forms

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

     
    • IPA(key): (standard) /loŋɡaˈinθa/
    • IPA(key): (gheada) /loŋħaˈinθa/
    • IPA(key): (gheada and seseo) /loŋħaˈinsa/

     

    Noun

    longaínza f (plural longaínzas)

    1. rustic pork sausage whose preparation varies locally
      Synonyms: chanfaina, choulán, chourela, chourizo

    References

    1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “longaniza”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos