kielbasa
Americannoun
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kielbasas,
plural
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kielbasy
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kielbasa
First recorded in 1950–55; from Polish kiełbasa “sausage,” cognate with Czech klobása, dialectal Serbo-Croatian klobasa, Bulgarian kŭlbása, Russian kolbasá; further origin uncertain
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Foo, 43, and her husband and 2-year-old son were eating a kielbasa dinner by candlelight, with the electricity already out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
One glance at the index of Michael Korkosz’ “Polish’d: Modern Vegetarian Cooking from Global Poland” quickly dispels the tired stereotype that Polish cuisine is simply an endless potato-forward and meat-heavy parade of kielbasa and pierogies.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
Turns out the result makes a quick, compelling condiment for fatty grilled meats such as chicken thighs, pork blade chops or kielbasa.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2023
A little bit of sausage — either chorizo or kielbasa — floating amid the veggies adds richness, body and a brawny kick.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
The scratch was shallow, but the area surrounding the abrasion was as red and swollen as a chain of kielbasa sausage.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
A crew of nine serving bratwursts, kielbasas and beer steins had dwindled to one solitary staffer per shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Amy’s vanity is almost always overdone, never more so than by the teen actress Elizabeth Taylor, with a set of blond ringlets that look like a brace of kielbasas.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
Better yet, two kielbasas down and I felt fine.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 12, 2017
When Billy’s unit gets invited to a lush buffet inside the owner’s box, the limpid, high-res food—glistening kielbasas, ripe chunks of cantaloupe—disrupts and dominates the scene.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2016
Polish goods line the shelves, buckets of pickles and sauerkraut sit on the floor and thick kielbasas dangle from ceiling hooks in tightly packed rows.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2015
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