skilandis

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noun

A Lithuanian sausage made from meat, fat, salt, pepper and garlic, traditionally pressed into a pig's stomach or bladder.

Similar
kindziukas
OriginLithuanian skilandis →
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Meanings

nounskilandis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Lithuanian sausage made from meat, fat, salt, pepper and garlic, traditionally pressed into a pig's stomach or bladder.

    Synonyms: kindziukas

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Lithuanian sausage made from meat, fat, salt, pepper and garlic, traditionally pressed into a pig's stomach or bladder.

Similar
kindziukas

Origin

  1. Lithuanianskilandis
  2. Englishskilandis

From Lithuanian skilandis, probably a native formation, derived from ski̇́lti (“to crack, spilt”). Or, from skilvỹs (“stomach, ventricle”).

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Translations

Polish kindziuk
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Cite this entry
APA

skilandis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilandis

MLA

“skilandis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilandis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skilandis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skilandis.

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