נקניק

Hebrew

Etymology

Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah from Aramaic נוּקָנִיקָה and Arabic نقانق (naqāniq). Ultimately from Latin lūcānica, through Byzantine Greek λουκάνικα (loukánika).

Noun

נַקְנִיק • (nakník) m (plural indefinite נקניקים)

1. sausage, cold cut

References

• “נקניק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• נקניק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he