kielbasa

[ kil-bah-suh, keel- ]

noun

, plural kiel·ba·sas, kiel·ba·sy [kil-, bah, -see, keel-].

1. a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.

kielbasa

/ kuːbɒˈsɒ; ˈkuːbɘsɒ; ˌkɪlˈbaːsɘ; ˌkiːlˈbaːsɘ /

noun

1. a traditional garlic sausage of Eastern European origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of kielbasa¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Polish kiełbasa “sausage,” cognate with Czech klobása, dialectal Serbo-Croatian klobasa, Bulgarian kŭlbása, Russian kolbasá; further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of kielbasa¹

from Polish kieɫbasa , Ukrainian kovbasa

Example Sentences

He was arrested in the assault on Kielbasa, but charges were never filed.

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