fuet
/ˈfwɛt/
CA
A thin, dry cured pork sausage originating from Catalonia, Spain, typically seasoned with garlic and pepper.
Fuet is a popular cured sausage often served as tapas in Catalonia.
Fuet es una salchicha curada popular que se suele servir como tapa en Cataluña.
Etymology
The word comes from Catalan fuet, meaning 'whip', referencing the thin, elongated shape of the sausage.
Memory Aid
Remember fuet as a Catalan 'foot-long' thin cured sausage.
Collocations
catalan fuetfuet tapassliced fuetgarlic fuet
Synonyms
catalan sausagecured fuet
Related Words
chorizosalamisobrasadatapascured meat