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nduja

/(ə)nˈduːjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
ndu-ja
IPA
/(ə)nˈduːjə/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, andoille, indūcō

Usage

Rhymes With

shibuya zeruiah gianduja

Questions

How do you pronounce nduja?
The recorded pronunciation is /(ə)nˈduːjə/.
What does nduja mean?
A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
Where does nduja come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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