salsiccia

Italian

Alternative forms

• salciccia

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin salsīcia, feminine of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin salsus (“salted”), from sal (“salt”). More at salt. Compare Sicilian sausizza, French saucisse.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

salsiccia f (plural salsicce)

1. sausage

Descendants

• → Basque: saltxitxa
• → Catalan: salsitxa
• → Spanish: salchicha

See also

• ciccia

Anagrams

• calciassi, cicalassi