Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese *longueĩça, 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 edit

Noun edit

longaínza f (plural longaínzas)

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

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “longaniza”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos