andouille

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UK/ɒ̃ˈduːj/UK/ɒnˈduː.i/US/ænˈdu.i/

noun

A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.

OriginFrench andouille ← Latin indūcō →
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Meanings

nounandouille (countable and uncountable, plural andouilles)

plural andouilles

  1. countableuncountableA spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
  2. countableuncountableLightly smoked French sausage that is eaten cold, made of pork gut filled with tripe or minced meat of the same animal.

Origin

  1. Latinindūcō“to lead in, to bring in”
  2. Frenchandouille
  3. Englishandouille

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with andouille

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Cite this entry
APA

andouille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andouille

MLA

“andouille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andouille. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “andouille,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andouille.

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