cotechino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Noun

cotechino (plural cotechinos or cotechini)

  1. A kind of pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna in Italy.
    • 2018, Susan Buckley, Eating with Peter: A Gastronomic Journey:
      […] cotechinos, mortadella and a parade of other sausages, aromatic truffles. Peter and Michael and I tried to sample them all.

Italian
A cotechino served with polenta and lentils.

Etymology

From cotica (“pork rind”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix). The -e- is due to dialectal influence.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ino

Noun

cotechino m (plural cotechini)

  1. a pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna

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