jo̧jej

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sausage, from late Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman saussiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), neuter plural of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of salsus (“salted”), from sal (“salt”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲɒːzʲɛtʲ], (enunciated) [tʲɒ tʲɛtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲæwtʲɛtʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {jawjej}

Noun

jo̧jej (M.O.D.: jọjej)

1. sausage

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary