mortadella
noun
mor·ta·del·la
ˌmȯr-tə-ˈde-lə 
: a large smoked sausage made of beef, pork, and pork fat and seasoned with pepper and garlic
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Some mortadellas are as big around as a beach ball, and watching workers armed with giant blades carve off thin, silky slices for sandwiches is hypnotic.
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Julia Moskin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Voodoo Vin and Happy Mediums Deli chef and co-owner Shea Montanez are making their own mortadella.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
Top mortadella with about ½ cup of lettuce-onion mixture.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
Those flavors all provide a perfect contrast and complement to the salty mortadella.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Oct. 2021
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Julia Moskin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Voodoo Vin and Happy Mediums Deli chef and co-owner Shea Montanez are making their own mortadella.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
Top mortadella with about ½ cup of lettuce-onion mixture.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
Those flavors all provide a perfect contrast and complement to the salty mortadella.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Oct. 2021
See All Example Sentences for mortadella
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“Mortadella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortadella. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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