salchicha
standard, everyday
In Colombia sausage is salchicha for the thin, often hot-dog kind. Chorizo is a thicker seasoned sausage, and butifarra is a regional pork sausage.
Meaning: seasoned minced meat in a casing (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| salchicha | standard, everyday |
| chorizo | Colombia, cooking |
| butifarra | Colombia, regional |
Salchicha is used in hot dogs and breakfast dishes. Chorizo is grilled and served at barbecues and street stands. Butifarra is a small boiled sausage associated with the Caribbean coast, especially Soledad near Barranquilla.
Did you know?
- Butifarra soledeña is named after the town of Soledad, near Barranquilla.
Examples in context
- Quiero un perro caliente con salchicha.I want a hot dog with sausage.
- Vamos a asar chorizo.Let us grill sausage.
- Probé la butifarra en Barranquilla.I tried butifarra in Barranquilla.
Example conversation
Family members plan a barbecue in Medellín.
- Carlos¿Compraste el chorizo?Did you buy the sausage?
- ElenaSí, y también salchichas para los niños.Yes, and also sausages for the kids.
- CarlosPerfecto, prendo la parrilla.Perfect, I will light the grill.
