cervelat

[sur-vuh-lat, -lah, ser-] /ˈsɜr vəˌlæt, -ˌlɑ, ˈsɛr-/

Word Origin

noun

a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.

Also, cervelas

[suhr-vuh-lah, ser-] /ˈsʌr vəˌlɑ, ˈsɛr-/ (Show IPA).

Origin of cervelat

French

1605-1615

1605-15; French (now obsolete); see saveloy

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Historical Examples

cervelat: This sausage is made of finest pork chopped fine, smoked and air dried.

Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 Various

British Dictionary definitions for cervelat

cervelat

/ˈsɜːvəˌlæt; -ˌlɑː/

noun

a smoked sausage made from pork and beef

Word Origin

C17: via obsolete French from Italian cervellata

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