Etymology

andouille

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Today it means: A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig. Full definition →

French andouille ← Latin indūcō
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  1. Latin · derived fromindūcō“to lead in, to bring in”
  2. French · borrowed fromandouille
  3. English todayandouille

Borrowed from French andouille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“to lead in, to bring in”). Doublet of nduja.

Words from the same roots

Latinindūcō all →

inductornduja

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