cervelat

[ sur-vuh-lat, -lah, ser- ]

noun

1. a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.

cervelat

/ -ˌlɑː; ˈsɜːvəˌlæt /

noun

1. a smoked sausage made from pork and beef

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervelat¹

1605–15; French (now obsolete); saveloy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervelat¹

C17: via obsolete French from Italian cervellata

Example Sentences

In it the meat is chopped a little coarser than in the Cervelat, and the spicing is the same as that used in Germany.

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Cervelat: This sausage is made of finest pork chopped fine, smoked and air dried.

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Try a bit of Schinken with me, or a St�ckchen of Cervelat with cheese—eh?

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May you know the longing that causes the eyes to glaze at the sight of Thuringer sausage, and the mouth to water at the scent of Cervelat wurst, and the fingers to tremble at the nearness of smoked liver.

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