Etymology

kielbasa

kiel·ba·sa
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Today it means: A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe. Full definition →

Polish kiełbasa ← Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa
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kielbasa · noun1

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*kъlbasa
  2. Polish · borrowed fromkiełbasa“sausage”
  3. English todaykielbasa

Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive from Proto-Turkic for "grilled cutlet," literally "pressed on ashes," from *kül (“ash”) + *bas (“to press”) (modern Turkish basmak). See the Ukrainian cognate ковбаса́ (kovbasá, “sausage”), whence kubasa, for more information.

Kielbasa · proper noun2

  1. Polish · borrowed fromKiełbasa
  2. English todayKielbasa

From Polish Kiełbasa, from kiełbasa (“sausage”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*kъlbasa all →

kubasa

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