salchicha
/salˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/feminine
The English word sausage can be translated into Spanish as salchicha, embutido or salchichón depending on the context.
Meaning: a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| salchicha | /salˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ | feminine |
| embutido | /embuˈtido/ | masculine |
| salchichón | /salt͡ʃiˈt͡ʃon/ | masculine |
The terms used for sausage in Spanish vary based on whether you are referring to a specific type of meat product or a general category of stuffed meats.
Which one should you use?
Use embutido as a general category for all types of stuffed meat products, such as salami or chorizo. Use salchichón to refer to a large, thick or cured sausage, often similar to salami.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Embutido is particularly common in Spain. The term longaniza is a popular way to refer to sausage in both Spain and Latin America. In Argentina, the term chorizo is used for sausage.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of salchicha is salchichas. The plural form of embutido is embutidos. The plural form of salchichón is salchichones.
How do you pronounce it?
/salˈtʃitʃa/
Did you know?
- In some contexts, salchicha is used colloquially in certain regions to describe something of poor quality or a 'dog' of a product.
- Traditional Spanish embutidos are often hung from the ceilings of kitchens or cellars to cure in the air.
- The term salchichón uses the suffix -ón, which in Spanish is often used to describe something larger or more intense than the original object.
Examples in context
- ¿Quiere beicon o salchichas?Would you like bacon or sausage?This sentence shows how to offer bacon or salchicha.Tatoeba #1333700 by Shishir, translation #34033 by CK
- Un Bratwurst es una salchicha.Bratwurst is a type of sausage.This sentence identifies a Bratwurst as a type of salchicha.Tatoeba #6622365 by arh, translation #7822434 by 100nosewiggles
- Se le cayó la salchicha al suelo.He dropped the sausage on the ground.This sentence describes the action of dropping a salchicha on the ground.Tatoeba #966327 by Shishir, translation #915902 by papabear
- un chorizo picanteA spicy chorizo
- unas salchichas alemanasSome German sausages
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are preparing a hot dog dinner.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿tienes una salchicha más?María, do you have one more sausage?
- MaríaSí, Alejandro, hay algunas en la nevera.Yes, Alejandro, there are some in the fridge.
- AlejandroPerfecto, voy a cocinar esta salchicha ahora.Perfect, I'm going to cook this sausage now.
- MaríaMuy bien, yo preparo el pan.Very well, I'll prepare the bread.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sausage” translations and entries salchicha, embutido, salchichón, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
