noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/(ə)nˈduːjə/
rhymes with -uːjə
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noun
Meaning 1
A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
From ‛nduja in the Southern Calabrian dialect (either the Reggino or the Chjàna subdialect) of Sicilian, borrowed from Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“cover, overlay”). Doublet of andouille.
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Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Italian:
'nduja
— spicy spreadable sausage from Calabria
Sicilian:
'nduja
— spicy spreadable sausage from Calabria