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mortadella

mortadella

2 6.8
A large Italian cooked sausage made from ground pork with small pieces of fat
  • noun
  • /ˌmɔːrtəˈdɛlə/
translation icon : mortadela
  • At the Italian deli, I picked up some mortadella to serve at the party this weekend.
  • French roll with mortadella

Examples

  • Preserved sausages, like kielbasa, summer sausage, and mortadella, are pre-cooked, usually by smoking.

    Blog text (18)

  • I thought you'd like a change from a mortadella sandwich.

    The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

  • Olives, some mortadella...

    Hanuman (1998)

  • My salami, or my Mortadella or Lucchesi's spicy olives?

    Hanuman (1998)

  • We're going to make for catcher burrata, balsamic glaze, mortadella, ham and pistachio nuts.

  • The chef prepared a delicious sandwich filled with mortadella, cheese, and fresh vegetables.

  • For lunch, I ordered a platter that included slices of mortadella alongside olives and bread.

Synonyms

sausage
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184 1.0

A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin

is a large Italian variety made from finely ground pork with fat cubes

Surface Forms

mortadella singular
mortadelle plural
mortadellas plural

Etymology

Mortadella comes from the Latin word mortarium 'mortar', the bowl used to grind meat, and it shares this root with the English word mortar. So mortadella is a sausage made from meat ground very finely, which explains its smooth, soft texture.