A2NounFeminine
la mortadella
mortadella
/mor-tah-DEL-lah/
Plural: mortadelle
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What does ‘mortadella’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
La mortadella di Bologna ha il marchio IGP.
Bologna mortadella has the IGP mark.
Metto la mortadella nel panino con la ricotta.
I put the mortadella in the sandwich with ricotta.
About This Word
Mortadella di Bologna (IGP) is the original 'bologna sausage'. It is a large cooked pork sausage with cubes of fat and pistachios. The American 'baloney' is a distant, simplified cousin.
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