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nduja

/(ə)nˈduːjə/

nduja noun: a type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.

nduja: a type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria
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Noun

nduja (uncountable)

  1. A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
    • Boccalone, a company in Oakland, Calif., that makes artisanal cured meat, has started producing nduja.2009 May 20, Florence Fabricant, “Spreading the Word About Nduja”, in New York Times
    • Salumi platters, at $8 a selection, built from the best examples she can find, including a spicy, spreadable salami called nduja.2009 September 2, Kim Severson, “For a Perfectionist Chef, a New Spot and a New Challenge”, in New York Times

Origin of nduja

From ‛nduja in the Southern Calabrian dialect (either the Reggino or the Chjàna subdialect) of Sicilian, borrowed from Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“cover, overlay”). Doublet of andouille.

Words that rhyme with nduja

Questions about nduja

What does nduja mean?
Nduja means a type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
What part of speech is nduja?
Nduja is a noun.
How do you pronounce nduja?
Nduja is pronounced /(ə)nˈduːjə/.

Words near nduja in the dictionary

  1. Ndrumbea
  2. NDs
  3. NDSU
  4. NDT
  5. NDTI
  6. nduja
  7. Ndumbea
  8. Ndyuka
  9. Ndyukas
  10. Ndzundza
  11. ne

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