blood sausage

American

noun

a dark sausage with a high content of blood, especially one made with diced pork fat, pork blood, chopped onion, etc., usually stuffed in casings and cooked by broiling, frying, or boiling.

blood sausage British

noun

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): black pudding. a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients

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Etymology

Origin of blood sausage

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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Angel Cabrera in 2010 introduced an Argentine asado, well-salted cuts of meat including short ribs, blood sausage and sweetbreads cooked over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

Smoked pork and blood sausage honour the Rukai's hunting culture on her menu.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

This is a stew popular in Madrid which includes blood sausage and some very unfortunate looking and smelling tripe.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

The blood sausage and the schnitzel come from the German section of the menu, but here again, Kanczugowski acknowledges, distinctions of borders don’t much apply.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Theon stared at the platter of oakcakes, honey, and blood sausage they'd brought him to break his fast.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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