andouille
Americannoun
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a spicy, smoked pork sausage, with garlic and Cajun seasonings.
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a spicy, black-skinned chitterlings sausage.
noun
Etymology
Origin of andouille
First recorded in 1600–05; from French, from Old French andoille, from Vulgar Latin inductilia (unattested) “stuffed (things, foods),” from inductilis (unattested) “made by insertion, stuffed,” from Latin inductus, past participle of indūcere “to lead in, draw in”; see induct
Example Sentences
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Andouille sausage and the marinated chicken are cooked in a separate pot before adding in the onions, peppers, celery, garlic and homemade roux.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
Heat Andouille Sausage in a skillet for 8-10 minutes until heated through.
From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2021
Cumin and cinnamon are unexpected but welcome in this Sweet Potato and Andouille Hash.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2021
Louisiana Andouille Without this coarse smoked sausage, there would be no jambalaya.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2014
Such were the preparations that were made for the obsequies of the defunct king; and his body was watched by a few servants and these hodmen whom Andouille had employed as messengers.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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