longaínza

Galician

Alternative forms

lengüiza, longüiza, longaniza

Etymology

From Late Latin lucanicia, from Latin lūcānica, from Lucania where it was first made.[1] Cognate with Portuguese linguiça, Spanish longaniza, Basque lukainka and English lucanica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loŋɡaˈinθa̝/

Noun

longaínza f (plural longaínzas)

rustic pork sausage whose preparation varies locally
Synonyms: chanfaina, choulán, chourela, chourizo

References

“longainza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“longaínza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“longaínza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. longaniza.

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