'nduja

See also: nduja

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian 'nduja, from Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcere (“to cover, to overlay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈndu.ja/, /anˈdu.ja/
• Rhymes: -uja
• Hyphenation: 'ndù‧ja

Noun

'nduja f (uncountable)

1. nduja (spicy spreadable sausage from Calabria)

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• nugghia, nduglia

Etymology

From Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“cover, overlay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̩̪ˈd̪uːjä]

Noun

'nduja f (uncountable)

1. (originally southern Calabria) nduja (spicy spreadable sausage from Calabria)

Descendants

• → English: nduja
• → Italian: 'nduja

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ĭndŭctĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 653