linguica

See also: linguiça and lingüiça

English

Alternative forms

• linguiça

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage

• Spanish: lingüiça f, longaniza (es) f

Further reading

• linguica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia