linguica

See also: linguiça and lingüiça

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Etymology

From Portuguese linguiça (“sausage”). Doublet of longaniza and longganisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡwiːsə/, (spelling pronunciation) /lɪŋˈɡwaɪkə/

Noun

linguica (countable and uncountable, plural linguicas)

  1. A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.
    • 2022 April 18, Florence Fabricant, “Just in Time for Grilling Season”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Heritage Foods now offers linguiça from the sausage maker the Mayor, in Richmond, Va. The signature Portuguese sausage harbors the paprika spice of chorizo but with the fire dampened, and a finer texture, but it brings on the garlic like kielbasa.

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