morcilla

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish morcilla.

Noun[edit]

morcilla (plural morcillas)

  1. A Spanish blood sausage, sometimes with rice and onions as ingredients.
    • 2009 March 17, Florence Fabricant, “Chicken With Morcilla and Peppers”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      As I tasted the reds from Bierzo, I wanted food that was dark, rich and earthy. […] A plate of nicely seared morcilla, or French boudin noir, would be enough alongside these wines.

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested since the 18th century. Borrowed from Spanish morcilla, which substituted the inherited morcela.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [moɾˈθiʎɐ], (western) [moɾˈsiʎɐ]

Noun[edit]

morcilla f (plural morcillas)

  1. blood sausage, blood pudding

References[edit]

  • “morcela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “morcilla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “morcilla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “morcilla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain; perhaps from the same root as morcón (“large blood sausage”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /moɾˈθiʝa/ [moɾˈθi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /moɾˈθiʎa/ [moɾˈθi.ʎa]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /moɾˈsiʝa/ [moɾˈsi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /moɾˈsiʎa/ [moɾˈsi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /moɾˈsiʃa/ [moɾˈsi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /moɾˈsiʒa/ [moɾˈsi.ʒa]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: mor‧ci‧lla

Noun[edit]

morcilla f (plural morcillas)

  1. morcilla; Spanish blood sausage, black pudding

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Descendants[edit]

  • → English: morcilla
  • → Galician: morcilla
  • → Hopi: monsiila
  • → Portuguese: morcilha

Adjective[edit]

morcilla

  1. feminine singular of morcillo

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