cotechino

noun

co·​te·​chi·​no

ˌkōtāˈkē(ˌ)nō

plural -s

: a smoked and dried pork sausage

Word History

Etymology

Italian, diminutive of cótica pigskin, from Late Latin cutica rind (of a fruit), from Latin cutis skin

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