longaniza

English

Etymology

From Spanish longaniza. Doublet of linguica and longganisa.

Noun

longaniza (usually uncountable, plural longanizas)

  1. A type of Spanish sausage.
    Synonym: longganisa (Philippines)
    • 2021 February 27, Rebecca King, “Bountiful Bergenfield”, in Daily Record, volume 34, number 92, Rockaway, N.J., →OCLC, page 2D, column 1:
      Cusinera serves stupendous silog (traditional Filipino breakfast, $5.61) — eggs with garlic rice and a protein of your choice, such as daing (crispy dried fish), longaniza (juicy, garlicky pork sausage) and tapa (cured beef steak).

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin lūcānica, from lūcānicus, from Lūcānia + -icus.

    Noun

    longaniza f (plural longanizas)

    1. sausage
      • a. 1454, Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, compiler, Refranes que dizen las viejas tras el fuego, page 11; republished as Hugo Oscar Bizzarri, editor, Kassel: Edition Reichenberger, 1995, →ISBN, page 107, line 669:
        Tarde vino el gato con la longariza.
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    Descendants

    • Spanish: longaniza
      • → Cebuano: longganisa
      • → English: longaniza
      • → Tagalog: longganisa

    References

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lucanicĭa, from Latin lūcānica, influenced by longus.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      longaniza f (plural longanizas)

      1. pork sausage
        Synonym: chorizo
      2. (slang) wiener, dick (penis)
        Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

      Derived terms

      Descendants

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