andouille

[ an-doo-ee, ahn-dwee; French ahn-doo-yuh ]

noun

a spicy, smoked pork sausage, with garlic and Cajun seasonings.
a spicy, black-skinned chitterlings sausage.

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

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How to use andouille in a sentence

Gabrielle Taper, 19, sat next to her two teenage friends and nibbled on crawfish and andouille, a type of sausage made from pork.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival | Tyler Gillespie | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Cover the top of each fillet with a quarter of the andouille crust mixture.
5 Iconic Recipes From an Iconic Chef | Emeril Lagasse | May 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Cajuns favor a spicy sausage called andouille, while the Creoles make chaurice.
Secrets of Creole and Cajun Food | Mary Goodbody | February 17, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The serpent and the ring indicate l' andouille and l' anneau.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman

British Dictionary definitions for andouille

andouille

/ French (ɑ̃duj) /

noun

a spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin

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