salchichón

Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative of salchicha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃon/ [salʲ.t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sal‧chi‧chón

Noun

salchichón m (plural salchichones)

1. thick sausage for slicing

Derived terms

• salchichonería f

 

Related terms

• salchicha f

 

See also

• chorizo m
• embutido m
• longaniza f

Further reading

• “salchichón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10