Spanish word

mortadela

Pronunciation

IPA/moɾtaˈðela/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmortadella

Example

Me gusta la mortadela en el pan.

I like mortadella on bread.

Illustration for mortadela (mortadella)

More examples

Compré lonchas de mortadela en la charcutería.

I bought mortadella slices at the deli.

Core concept

Pink cooked pork cold cut studded with white fat flecks.

Common phrases

  • bocadillo de mortadela

    mortadella sandwich

  • lonchas de mortadela

    mortadella slices

  • pan con mortadela

    bread with mortadella

Similar words

embutido: Cooked or cured processed meat made from mixed meat and fat, packed into casings or formed as loaves.
jamón: Salt-cured or air-dried pork hind leg, thinly sliced and served as a cured ham.
chorizo: Pork sausage seasoned with paprika and spices, typically red, spicy, and sold fresh or cured.
fiambre: Cold sliced processed meat used for sandwiches and cold platters.

Definition in Spanish

Embutido cocido de origen italiano, hecho principalmente con carne de cerdo picada, grasa y especias, cortado en lonchas para bocadillos.

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian mortadella and ultimately from Latin mortarium 'mortar', referring to the mortar once used to grind and mix the meat.

Usage tips

  • Spanish spelling uses one l (mortadela) unlike Italian and English mortadella, and stress falls on the second-to-last syllable (mor-ta-DE-la).

Other meanings

  • bologna sausagenoun

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