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Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

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

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