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linguica

noun
lin·​gui·​ca | \ liŋ-ˈgwē-sə How to pronounce linguica (audio) \
variants: or linguiça or less commonly linguisa

Definition of linguica

: a spicy Portuguese sausage

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 Add the olive oil and cook the linguica until lightly browned, then remove. — Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, "Recipe: Dutch Oven Clam Bake," 11 May 2018

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First Known Use of linguica

1953, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for linguica

Portuguese linguiça

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