salsiccia

Italian

Alternative forms

salciccia (regional)

Etymology

From Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”). Compare Sicilian sausizza. In Classical Latin, farcimen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /salˈsit.t͡ʃa/
Rhymes: -ittʃa
Hyphenation: sal‧sìc‧cia

Noun

salsiccia f (plural salsicce)

sausage
(vulgar, slang) the penis

Descendants

→ Catalan: salsitxa
→ Ladino: sarsicha
→ Portuguese: salsicha
→ Spanish: salchicha
- → Basque: saltxitxa

See also

ciccia

Anagrams

calciassi, cicalassi

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