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mortadella

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noun

Etymology: From Italian mortadella, from diminutive of Latin murtatum (“sausage seasoned with myrtle berries”), from myrtatum, from myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).

  1. A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold.