Etymology

nduja

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Today it means: A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria. Full definition →

Old French andoille ← Latin indūcō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromindūcō“cover, overlay”
  2. Old French · derived fromandoille
  3. English todaynduja

From ‛nduja in the Southern Calabrian dialect (either the Reggino or the Chjàna subdialect) of Sicilian, borrowed from Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“cover, overlay”). Doublet of andouille.

Words from the same roots

Latinindūcō all →

inductorandouille

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