Definitions

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  • noun A Spanish blood sausage, sometimes with rice and onions as ingredients.

Etymologies

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From Spanish morcilla.

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Examples

  • I'm given a taste of everything I point at and finish up with some Spanish goat's cheese, some salchichon, similar to salami but strongly flavoured with paprika and a morcilla, which is a spicy version of a black pudding, again flavoured with paprika.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • I'm given a taste of everything I point at and finish up with some Spanish goat's cheese, some salchichon, similar to salami but strongly flavoured with paprika and a morcilla, which is a spicy version of a black pudding, again flavoured with paprika.

    At My Table 2006

  • Use the "buscador de recetas" at the upper right side of the page, when the little window comes up enter "morcilla" and check the "ingredientes" box.

    Morcilla recepies 1919

  • Use the "buscador de recetas" at the upper right side of the page, when the little window comes up enter "morcilla" and check the "ingredientes" box.

    Morcilla recepies 1919

  • Sausages comprised stuffing the guts of an animal (they could also be artificial) with minced meat, certain vegetables (onions in the case of black pudding sausages or 'morcilla', for example) and herbs and condiments.

    thinkSPAIN - The leading English Spanish website 2009

  • Sausages comprised stuffing the guts of an animal (they could also be artificial) with minced meat, certain vegetables (onions in the case of black pudding sausages or 'morcilla', for example) and herbs and condiments.

    thinkSPAIN - The leading English Spanish website 2009

  • Try the morcilla amb confitada de cebollas blood sausage with braised onions, deceptively sweet.

    10 of the best tapas bars in Barcelona 2011

  • … My Latina identity also includes, because of my particularly adventurous taste buds, morcilla, -- pig intestines, patitas de cerdo con garbanzo -- pigs 'feet with beans, and la lengua y orejas de cuchifrito, pigs' tongue and ears.

    PIG’S FEET is the new MUSLIM frankwu 2009

  • Currently the ragu has wild mushrooms and house-made morcilla, a Spanish pig's-blood sausage last week, sweetbreads stood in for sausage.

    Fried Eggs With Caramelized Squash and Tomatillo Salsa 2011

  • Try the morcilla amb confitada de cebollas blood sausage with braised onions, deceptively sweet.

    10 of the best tapas bars in Barcelona 2011

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    August 18, 2008