moronga

English

Etymology

From Spanish moronga.

Noun

moronga (plural morongas)

1. A Central American sausage made from pigs' blood.
   • 2008 June 4, Kim Severson, “Recipe Deal Breakers: When Step 2 Is ‘Corral Pig’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Diana Kennedy, in her recipe for the Mexican sausage moronga, calls for two quarts of pig’s blood.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾonɡa/ [moˈɾõŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -onɡa
• Syllabification: mo‧ron‧ga

Noun

moronga f (plural morongas)

1. moronga (sausage made from pigs' blood)

Further reading

• “moronga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16