boudin

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

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  • IPA: /ˈbuːdɪn/

Noun [edit]

boudin (plural boudins)

  1. A Cajun sausage originating in Southern Louisiana made from rice, ground pork (occasionally crawfish), and spices in sausage casing.

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *botellinus, from Latin botellus (“(small) sausage”),[1] the diminutive form of botulus (“sausage, black pudding; intestine”). See botulus.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /budɛ̃/

Noun [edit]

boudin m (plural boudins)

  1. (approximately) blood sausage, black pudding
  2. (inflatable) tube, ring
  3. (colloquial, pejorative) fatty, lardy (person)

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Online Etymological Dictionary
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