chipolata

noun

chip·​o·​la·​ta

ˌchipəˈlätə

plural -s

: a small spicy sausage used chiefly as a garnish or hors d'oeuvre

also : a dish (as a ragout) of which such sausages are an ingredient

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian cipollata, from feminine of cipollato with onions, from cipolla onion (from Late Latin cepula, diminutive of Latin cepa, caepa onion) + -ato -ate

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