Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah from Aramaic נוּקָנִיקָה and Arabic نقانق (naqāniq). Ultimately from Latin lūcānica, through Byzantine Greek λουκάνικα (loukánika).

Noun edit

נַקְנִיק (nakníkm (plural indefinite נקניקים)

  1. sausage, cold cut

References edit

  • נקניק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit