longganisa

English

Etymology

From Tagalog longganisa. Doublet of linguica and longaniza.

Noun

longganisa (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) Synonym of longaniza.
   • 2014 November, Claude Tayag, Mary Ann Quioc, “Ilocos empanada: Fried savory turnovers”, in Linamnam: Eating One’s Way Around the Philippines, 2nd edition, Mandaluyong: Anvil Publishing, →ISBN, “Amianan” section, page 20:

     Irene Santos, a fourth-generation empanada monger, has the longganisa filling made early in the day.

   • 2023 April 2, Ian Froeb, “Ian Froeb’s STL 100, 2023: The Best St. Louis Restaurants”, in Go! Magazine (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 2:

     Drawing on Charlene’s love of sharing her Filipino heritage and Darren’s love of the grill, the Fattened Caf turns out a citrusy, charry take on a St. Louis backyard staple with its Pinoy Pork Steak, and it has added its savory-sweet longganisa to the list of the area’s great grilled sausages.

   • 2025 January 25, Michael Klein, “Long-awaited Filipino destination finally has an opening date”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, volume 195, number 239, Philadelphia, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B9, column 4:

     Besides house-made pastries such as calamansi doughnuts, ensaymada, bibingka, and ube handpies, breakfast options will include the Rich Tita with pork longganisa (a sausage similar to chorizo), egg, and Cooper sharp cheese; […]

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish longaniza.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: long‧ga‧ni‧sa
• IPA^(key): /loŋɡaˈnisa/ [l̪oŋ.ɡɐˈn̪i.s̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -isa

Noun

longganisa

1. longaniza (Filipino sausage of Spanish origin)

See also

• hatdog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• langgonisa, langgunisa
• longanisa, longaniza
• lungganisa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish longaniza, from Vulgar Latin *lūcānicia, from Latin lūcānica.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /loŋɡaˈnisa/ [loŋ.ɡɐˈn̪iː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: long‧ga‧ni‧sa

Noun

longganisa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ)

1. longaniza (Filipino sausage of Spanish origin)

See also

• batutay
• hatdog
• tsoriso

Further reading

• “longganisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 393: “Longaniça) Longaniſa (pp) C. de puerco”

Anagrams

• langgonisa