Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/salˈtʃitʃa/

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Translation

sausage

Word origin

From Italian salsiccia, from Late Latin salsicia, from salsus ('salted'). The same root gives English 'sausage' and 'sauce'.

Origin
Latin
Root
salsicia
English cognates
sausage, sauce

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsalchichas

Examples

.

I like sausage with bread and mustard.

.

The dog ate my sausage in a second.

¿ ?

Do you want a sausage for dinner?

feria .

At the fair they were selling very tasty sausages.

sartén .

She put the sausages in the pan with a little oil.

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This word is part of lesson 49.