salami
/saˈlami/masculine
The Spanish word for sausage is salami.
In Spain, the word chorizo is used to refer to a different type of sausage. If you want to refer to cured sausage in a general sense, you can use the term embutido.
Meaning: sausage (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/saˈlami/
Did you know?
- The term embutido comes from the verb embutir, which means 'to stuff' or 'to cram'.
- The word salami is a direct loanword from Italian, unlike many other meat terms in Spanish which have deep Latin or Arabic roots.
- Unlike chorizo, which is often cooked or fried, salami and salchichón are typically eaten raw as a cold appetizer.
Examples in context
- Mi mai cocinó yautía coco con salami frito, me lo metí y me harté el salami frito también con mucho gusto.My mom cooked coconut taro root with fried salami, I gobbled it down and I devoured the fried salami as well with pleasure.This sentence shows how to describe eating fried salami.Tatoeba #9099242 by rafaeldejesus8199, translation #9099259 by rafaeldejesus8199
- Hoy compraré un poco de salami para hacer una deliciosa pizzaToday, I'll buy some salami to make a delicious pizza.
- ¡Me encanta el fuet! Es mi embutido favoritoI love fuet! It's my favorite cured sausage.
- Compré un salami para la cena.I bought a salami for dinner.
- El salami está en la nevera.The salami is in the refrigerator.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are preparing a snack in the kitchen.
- ElenaJavier, ¿tienes el salami?Javier, do you have the salami?
- JavierSí, está en la nevera.Yes, it is in the fridge.
- ElenaPerfecto, voy a cortar el salami ahora.Perfect, I am going to cut the salami now.
- JavierPonle un poco de queso también.Put some cheese with it too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salami” translations and entries salami, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries salami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
