salchicha

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian salciccia.

Noun

salchicha f (plural salchiches)

  1. sausage

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian salciccia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [s̺ɑlʲˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -itʃa
  • Hyphenation: sal‧chi‧cha

Noun

salchicha f (plural salchichas)

  1. sausage

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sawˈʃi.ʃɐ/ [saʊ̯ˈʃi.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sawˈʃi.ʃa/ [saʊ̯ˈʃi.ʃa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /salˈʃi.ʃɐ/ [saɫˈʃi.ʃɐ]

  • Rhymes: -iʃɐ
  • Hyphenation: sal‧chi‧cha

Noun

salchicha f (plural salchichas)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of salsicha

Usage notes

Although registered in dictionaries, this form is often seen as a mispronunciation.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian salciccia, variant of salsiccia, derived from Latin salsus (salty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [salʲˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -itʃa
  • Syllabification: sal‧chi‧cha

Noun

salchicha f (plural salchichas)

  1. sausage
    Synonym: vienesa
  2. hotdog
    Synonyms: perrito caliente, perro caliente
  3. (slang) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

Derived terms

See also

Further reading