cotechino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Noun

cotechino (plural cotechinos or cotechini)

1. A kind of pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna in Italy.
   • 2018, Susan Buckley, Eating with Peter: A Gastronomic Journey:

     […] cotechinos, mortadella and a parade of other sausages, aromatic truffles. Peter and Michael and I tried to sample them all.

Italian

A cotechino served with polenta and lentils.

Etymology

From cotica (“pork rind”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix). The -e- is due to dialectal influence.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ino

Noun

cotechino m (plural cotechini)

1. a pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna

See also

• zampone

Anagrams

• chetonico, oncotiche