Spanish word

salchicha

Pronunciation

IPA/salˈtʃitʃa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsausage

Example

¿Quieres probar esta salchicha?

Do you want to try this sausage?

Illustration for salchicha (sausage)

More examples

Voy a cocinar una salchicha para la cena.

I am going to cook a sausage for dinner.

Core concept

Fresh ground-meat sausage stuffed into a casing, sold in links.

Common phrases

  • salchicha para perrito caliente

    sausage for hot dogs

  • salchicha a la parrilla

    grilled sausage

  • salchicha ahumada

    smoked sausage

Similar words

chorizo: Red, paprika-seasoned sausage from Spain with a smoky, piquant flavor, fresh or cured.
embutido: Sausage made by stuffing and processing ground meat in casings, covering many regional styles.
salchichón: Thick, air-dried sausage created to be thinly sliced and enjoyed cold or on tapas.
longaniza: Long, thin sausage spiced with regional seasonings and commonly formed into longer links.

Definition in Spanish

Embutido cárnico elaborado moliendo carne con especias y embutiéndola en una cubierta, consumido solo o en bocadillos como perritos calientes.

Word origin

Derived from Late Latin salsīcia and ultimately related to Latin salsus 'salted', with cognates in Italian salsiccia and Portuguese salsicha.

Usage tips

  • Salchicha usually means fresh or cooked sausage links, whereas cured sliceable sausages are salchichón and spicy pork sausages are called chorizo, so specify the style when ordering.

Other meanings

  • wienernoun
  • frankfurternoun

Related words

  • salchichónsalaminoun
  • salchicheríasausage shopnoun

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