linguiça

lin·gui·ça

 (lĭng-gwē′sə, -sä, lĭn-)

n.

A highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic, paprika, and other spices.

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[Portuguese, from Old Portuguese linguaínça, from Vulgar Latin *longānicia, a type of sausage, alteration (influenced by Latin longus, long, and possibly longāvō, longāvōn-, rectum, a type of sausage) of Latin lūcānica, Lucanian-style smoked sausage, from Lūcānia, Lucania (ancient region of southern Italy).]

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linguica

(lɪŋˈɡwiːsə)

n

(Cookery) a sausage, of Portuguese origin, usually seasoned with onions and garlic

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lin•gui•ça

(lɪŋˈgwi sə, -sɑ)

n.

a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.

[< Portuguese; ulterior orig. uncertain]

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Noun

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linguica - a highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions pork sausage - sausage containing pork

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