Definition of Mortadella

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mortadella

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mortadella

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morsel
morseled
morseling
morselled
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morsicatio
morsicatio buccarum
morsitation
morsulus
morsure
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mortadella (current term)
mortadellas
mortage
mortal
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mortal coil
mortal combat
mortal enemy
mortal sin
mortal sins
mortalitie
mortalities
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Literary usage of Mortadella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Round about Rio: A Novel by Frank De Yeaux Carpenter (1884)
""mortadella, Stacy, is an Italian preparation, and hence it is a mystery. ... mortadella is a thing to be eaten and no questions asked," It was brought on ..."

2. Tariff Handbook by Committee on Ways and Means, United States, United States Dept. of the Treasury, Congress (1913)
"That on the part of the importers shows the sausage is made in and about the city of Bologna, and is sold as " mortadella " and "salame," and those terms ..."

3. Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen by Walter Savage Landor (1826)
"The friar drew forth his pocket-hankerchief, and produced a thick slice of Bologna mortadella, some cheese, seven or eight livers, with lard enough to fry ..."

4. The Table: How to Buy Food, how to Cook It, and how to Serve it by Alexander Filippini (1889)
"mortadella. 287. Radishes, 292. Crabs, St. Laurent, 372. ... mortadella, 287. Pompano, with fine Herbs, 331. Veal Chops. St. Cloud, 561. Tomatoes a la Bock, ..."

5. Summer Holidays, Travelling Notes in Europe by Theodore Child (1889)
"IN the city famous for mortadella, I lodged in an inn which was formerly a palace—a vast and magnificent house, built around a courtyard surrounded by ..."

6. Tuscany and Umbria by Emma Jones (2004)
"... especially the city's biscotti (the hard almond biscuits also known as cantucci), mortadella (bright-colored spicy sausage) and wines (Bagnolo Pinot ..."

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