kiełbasa

A form of kielbasa — A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.

Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of kielbasa.

    The food is good and inexpensive, and includes daily specials like kiełbasa, pierogi, and gołąbki.

    1979, Paul Wrobel, Our Way: Family, Parish, and Neighborhood in a Polish-American Community, Notre Dame, Ind.; London: University of Notre Dame Press, →ISBN, page 48
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    Polish music, the Polish language, a display of photographs from the President’s trip to Poland and, of course, an array of Polish foods such as: kiełbasa, pierogi,[…]

    1978, The Chronicle, page 42, column 2

    Bring the sauce to a boil and into it place the kiełbasa, cut into pieces diagonally. The kiełbasa may also be served in a spicily seasoned onion or tomato sauce.

    1979, Maria Lemnis, Henryk Vitry [double pen name; Tadeusz Żakiej], Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table, Warsaw: Interpress Publishers, →ISBN, page 273

    What would be a typical Polish meal? Around these parts Polish people say it is gołąbki, pierogi and kiełbasa.

    1991, Joseph Alecks, quotee, Polish Digest, page 23, column 3
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