linguica

See also: linguiça and lingüiça

English

Alternative forms

• linguiça

Etymology

From Portuguese linguiça (“sausage”). Doublet of longaniza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪŋˈɡwiːsə/, (spelling pronunciation) /lɪŋˈɡwaɪkə/

Noun

linguica (countable and uncountable, plural linguicas)

1. A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.
   • 2022 April 18, Florence Fabricant, “Just in Time for Grilling Season”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Heritage Foods now offers linguiça from the sausage maker the Mayor, in Richmond, Va. The signature Portuguese sausage harbors the paprika spice of chorizo but with the fire dampened, and a finer texture, but it brings on the garlic like kielbasa.

Translations

Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage

• Portuguese: linguiça (pt) f
• Spanish: lingüiça f, longaniza (es) f

Further reading

• linguiça on Wikipedia.Wikipedia