andouille

noun

an·dou·ille än-ˈdü-ē

ˈän-dü-ē

: a highly spiced smoked pork sausage

Examples of andouille in a Sentence

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The house-ground wagyu burger includes some andouille for added smokiness. —

Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020 Add the andouille and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times, until it is evenly browned. —

Jim Shahin, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022 These Wayne Jacob's andouille sticks are dark as cigars, thick as the handle on a baseball bat, marbled within with white ribbons of fat and smoky enough to set off a fire alarm. —

Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020 Compton, meanwhile, confidently commands a chocolate-brown roux before piling in andouille sausage and fresh crawfish. —

Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 19 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for andouille

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French andoille, from Vulgar Latin *inductilia, neuter plural of *inductilis made by insertion, from Latin inductus, past participle of inducere to insert, bring in — more at induce

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of andouille was in 1605

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