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longganisa

longganisa noun: synonym of longaniza.

Noun

longganisa (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) Synonym of longaniza.
    • Irene Santos, a fourth-generation empanada monger, has the longganisa filling made early in the day.2014 November, Claude Tayag, Mary Ann Quioc, “Ilocos empanada: Fried savory turnovers”, in Linamnam: Eating One’s Way Around the Philippines, 2nd edition, Mandaluyong: Anvil Publishing, →ISBN...
    • Drawing on Charlene’s love of sharing her Filipino heritage and Darren’s love of the grill, the Fattened Caf turns out a citrusy, charry take on a St. Louis backyard staple with its Pinoy Pork Steak, and it has added its savory-sweet longganisa to the list of the area’s great grilled sausages.2023 April 2, Ian Froeb, “Ian Froeb’s STL 100, 2023: The Best St. Louis Restaurants”, in Go! Magazine (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 2
    Synonyms:
    longaniza

Synonyms of longganisa

Origin of longganisa

From Tagalog longganisa. Doublet of linguica and longaniza.

Questions about longganisa

What does longganisa mean?
Longganisa means synonym of longaniza.
What part of speech is longganisa?
Longganisa is a noun.

Words near longganisa in the dictionary

  1. Longforgan
  2. longform
  3. Longframlington
  4. longful
  5. Longgang
  6. longganisa
  7. longgrass
  8. longgrasser
  9. longgrassers
  10. Longhai
  11. longhair

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