salsiccia

Italian

Alternative forms

• salciccia (regional)

Etymology

From Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”). Compare Sicilian sausizza. In Classical Latin, farcimen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈsit.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ittʃa
• Hyphenation: sal‧sìc‧cia

Noun

salsiccia f (plural salsicce)

1. sausage
2. (vulgar, slang) the penis

Descendants

• → Catalan: salsitxa
• → Ladino: sarsicha
• → Portuguese: salsicha
• → Spanish: salchicha
  • → Basque: saltxitxa

See also

• ciccia

Anagrams

• calciassi, cicalassi