longaínza

Galician

Alternative forms

• lengüiza, longüiza, longaíza, longaniza

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *longueĩça, from Late Latin lucanicia, from Latin lūcānica, from Lucania where it was first made. Cognate with Portuguese linguiça, Spanish longaniza, Basque lukainka and English lucanica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loŋɡaˈinθɐ]

Noun

longaínza f (plural longaínzas)

1. rustic pork sausage whose preparation varies locally

   Synonyms: chanfaina, choulán, chourela, chourizo

References

• “longainza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “longaínza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “longaínza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.