andouille

noun

an·​dou·​ille än-ˈdü-ē How to pronounce andouille (audio)
ˈän-dü-ē
: a highly spiced smoked pork sausage

Examples of andouille in a Sentence

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The house-ground wagyu burger includes some andouille for added smokiness. Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020 Add the andouille and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times, until it is evenly browned. Jim Shahin, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022 These Wayne Jacob's andouille sticks are dark as cigars, thick as the handle on a baseball bat, marbled within with white ribbons of fat and smoky enough to set off a fire alarm. Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020 Compton, meanwhile, confidently commands a chocolate-brown roux before piling in andouille sausage and fresh crawfish. Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 19 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for andouille 

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French andoille, from Vulgar Latin *inductilia, neuter plural of *inductilis made by insertion, from Latin inductus, past participle of inducere to insert, bring in — more at induce

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of andouille was in 1605

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“Andouille.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/andouille. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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